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Greetings to Everyone, I am a retired Franchisor, Business Consultant, Philantropist and I run a Think Tank, as well as do a lot of Traveling, Writing, Cycling, Flying, Volunteering & enjoy life to the fullest. (no religion). Have dabbled in local and regional Politics. Over Achiever Family Most of our ancestors came over on the Mayflower. I am the grandson of a Nuclear Physicist at (SLAC) who wrote 70 research papers (applied science). My Dad; Naval Aviator and ... [More]

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Chinese Spies Are a Real Problem - It's Time to Start Doing Something About it
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Although, most people don't want to talk to anyone about this and it is normally not in the mainstream media, it is highly known amongst the intelligent community that there are over 6000 spies from China in the United States. This is in addition to all the Russian spies, and spies from other countries. It is amazing how fast our information, innovations, and technology is getting stolen from us. It's being stolen faster than we can produce it.

Writing an E-Book to Make Money
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] Indeed, just about every American has at one time considered writing a book about something. Obviously, there are millions of books published, and you can tell just by going to your local library, or going to one of the large bookstores.

Will the Franchising Industry Ever Rebound?
[Business:Franchising] You know, generally speaking when there is a recession the franchising industry takes off like a rocket ship. This is because so many people are laid off from corporate America, the jobs are not coming back fast enough, and people know that they have to find something to do for a living. Often, if they can't find a job they turn to starting a business of their own. Indeed, one of the easiest ways to start a business is to just buy a franchise with a perfect business model, and an attached brand name which is already proven in the marketplace.

Getting the First Franchises Going While Franchising an Existing Service Business
[Business:Franchising] Anyone that owns a service company that operates in multiple cities and is kicking butt realizes that their greatest challenge is finding quality labor. Often, they resort to hiring independent contractors. They also realize that other large service companies they compete against are franchises, and those franchising companies have the benefit that each branch is individually owned and operated by a franchisee. Indeed, this is a major bonus, and perhaps you have considered franchising your existing service business.

Why Doesn't the US Use Terrorist Methods to Eliminate the Terrorists?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Most rational human beings believe terrorist activities to serve the political will of Islamic Radical elements is completely unacceptable in the present period. That is to say blowing up train stations, subways, buildings, airplanes, ferries, airports, hotels, or setting off suicide bombs in public squares to kill innocent civilians is an absolute murderous act, and there can be absolutely no reason for this or legitimate rationale.

Did a Chinese Nuclear Submarine Sink?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Have the Chinese recently experienced a terrible military disaster in their navy? At one time the Chinese Navy had bought a number of nuclear submarines and old cold war technology from Russia. Today, one of their nuclear submarines is missing, and it appears that the Chinese Navy wants to save face, and doesn't want to tell the world that it sank, killing all aboard.

Dubai Air Show Shows US Massive Military Build Up in Arab Nation States
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Recently, at the Dubai air show there were over 20 countries selling weapons and military hardware in the aerospace sector. There were companies from the EU, UK, US, and just about all NATO nations. There were also aircraft and missiles being sold by China, Russia, and other Middle Eastern nations.

Additional Subjects Need to Be Taught in Our Schools
[Reference-and-Education] It is amazing that the no Child Allowed to Advance programs have completely taken over our local school districts. It's not that we don't believe in the reasoning behind the no "Child Left behind Act" after all, no one wants our high schools to graduate kids that cannot add, subtract or multiply or God for big cannot read. Which, we know used to happen occasionally in many school districts.

How Protected is My Franchise Territory If I Buy a Franchised Business?
[Business:Franchising] If you are considering on buying a franchised outlet as a business of your own then perhaps one of the questions you might have is regarding the franchise territory that comes with your franchise. Often, franchisors will make a "bullet point" in their brochures about "Exclusive Franchise Territory" as if this is some kind of a bonus that you get for giving them the $20,000 franchise fee.

Why Shouldn't I Franchise My Successful Small Business Which Already Has Multiple Locations?
[Business:Franchising] Many small business owners who have multiple locations and are making a profit often dream about franchising their concept in their local region, around the country, and eventually around the world. This is a nice dream to have, and I cannot deny that I once had myself. But you must not let your dream turn into a nightmare, because franchising is hard work, it's much harder than just running a few locations. Before retirement I had franchised my business in 23 states and four countries, and I can tell you it's a lot harder than it looks.

Should I Set Up My Small Business As If I Want to Franchise it Someday?
[Business:Franchising] There are some entrepreneurs who start their business, even if it is very small, already thinking about a franchising it all over the country someday. Indeed, it's very good to think ahead, and yes it looks pretty good in the business plan if you are looking to find an angel investor to invest in your first business, but it's certainly not as easy as you might be led to believe.

How Do I Know If People Will by My Concept If I Franchise it?
[Business:Franchising] It's not easy running a small business, and most small businesses fail in the first five years. It's an unfortunate fact of life, and I have many theories as to why this is, and I don't believe that most small business failures are just because of capital, or poor business acumen, rather I believe that government intervention, over regulation, and increased burden of taxation causes a good much of it. Nevertheless, those businesses that do succeed often have owners which have systematize the business in such a way that it makes money even when they open additional outlets.

Can I Buy Premade Franchise Agreements to Franchise My Business?
[Business:Franchising] There are many small businesses that have a long-range vision for their companies, and in their long-term goals and strategies someday they'd like to franchise their company all over their state, all over the country, and then across the globe. Interestingly enough, I can't say I don't blame them, or I can't say I don't understand where these thoughts are coming from. You see, I founded my own franchising company and we did "franchised it" in four countries and 23 states here at home.

Do You Have Questions Concerning Franchising? - Where to Look For Answers
[Business:Franchising] Let's say you're tired of corporate America and you'd like to own a business of your own. Unfortunately, you've never owned a business before, and your parents didn't own a business either, so you really don't know what to do to get started. This is the biggest dilemma for many corporate employees who want to ditch corporate America and start their own company. Therefore, many of these long-time employees are looking at franchising as a way to own their own business, as it solves those problems.

Will Franchising Still Be Around in Ten Years?
[Business:Franchising] With the way the global economy has been going, many people are wondering if certain industries will still be viable in the future. In other words, consumers and investors are wondering if they will even be around. Two years ago that would have been rather a funny statement, but today it's no laughing matter. Many industries have been completely torn apart, and anyone who owns stock in any of those companies lost most of their holdings.

You Cannot Create Jobs in the Private Sector by Growing the Federal Bureaucracy
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is truly incredible and amazing that our elected representatives actually believe that they can create more jobs and prevent job losses by growing the size of the federal government, taxing all of us, and all the businesses, and use that money to hire more people to give them work. First of all, every time you grow the bureaucracy you put more barriers to entry, and more rules and regulations on small businesses so they can no longer operate.

Will Franchising Become Popular in Third World Nations in the Next Decade?
[Business:Franchising] Today, modern franchising accounts for 40% of every consumer dollar spent in the United States GDP. Indeed, its well over $1 trillion per year, and it accounts for something like 550,000 businesses in the United States. Perhaps, you can see that franchising is one of the greatest business models ever created, and it has helped the United States become the economic powerhouse of the world. Plus, franchisees and the franchisor brand names they represent have become loved and respected by consumers.

If You Offer Ghost Writing Service to Article Marketers - Check Your Ethics First
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] For those that want to make a career as a ghostwriter, and write online articles for various Internet marketers, I have a little a device for you. First, you need to make sure that you have integrity in your life, and you are not going to write articles for someone that will abuse those articles to sucker individuals to come to their website and buy into their scams.

Pills For Pets - A Future Obama Care Plan to Increase Votes From Pet Lovers!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Well, it looks like we are all going to have free healthcare, and free pills from all the pharmaceutical companies. It looks like the House and Senate are going to pass a multi-trillion dollar health care bill at the taxpayer's expense, and when I say multi-trillion dollars I mean upwards of 10 trillion dollars over the next 10 years or more. Right now they claim that they will be able to provide healthcare insurance to all without raising taxes, or raising them very little.

Go to Online Forums in Your Industry - Look For Questions
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] One of the most difficult things for online article marketers to do is to continually pump out new articles on their industry subsector niche. This is because to be successful in this venue they have to produce a huge number of quality articles on a consistent basis and eventually they run out of things to write about, or they run through all their knowledge in their area of expertise.

Do We Need Rehabs For Racists Or What?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We have far too many politically correct people in this country. It is amazing that academia, and our government is pushing us into greater societal control in political correctness. In the future, I'm sure we will have rehabs for racists, and of course, a racist will be whatever the government deems it to be, but it will only be for certain races and not others.

Franchising - Does the Brand You Are Buying Have Real Value in Your Market?
[Business:Franchising] Often franchise buyers become interested in a certain type of business and brand in the franchising sector. They've always considered owning a business of their own, but never really had the experience to quit corporate life and go for it. Franchising seems to be the answer, and they when they see a concept or brand name which they are drawn to they start to do a little more research. What they typically end up finding is that there are several competing companies for that exact same niche.

Is the Trade War With China Over Now Before it Began?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Looks like our young and naive President has been traveling half way around the world and back lately. His recent trip to Asia, was both successful and not. His dismal showing in China was one of disrespect; some might say this is good as he is being tough on Human Rights, and Trade issues, but is that really a fair assessment?

Do I Need to Hire an Attorney to Buy a Franchise?
[Business:Franchising] There are many people that have considered owning their own business, but don't know where to start. Therefore, they turn to franchising, which tends to makes sense because you are given a proven business model and a decent business plan to operate with. This all comes along with a well established brand name which helps propel your business, and brings customers into your store. Franchising makes a lot of sense for a lot of reasons.

Why Do Franchise Attorneys Charge So Much Money?
[Business:Franchising] Perhaps, you didn't realize this however most franchising disclosure documents today or FDDs are well over 250 pages of legal documents. With such complex business transactions it is often recommend and rightfully so, that the parties use franchise attorneys. Franchisors obviously have to use franchise attorneys to help them create the documents and agreements for the selling of the franchises.

How Do You Rate a Good Franchised Business?
[Business:Franchising] It's amazing how many folks are interested in buying a franchise, especially after a huge economic crisis. Typically during recessionary periods when people lose their jobs from corporate America there are more franchise buyers in the market. This time, we noted there were many people looking to buy franchises, but many who couldn't afford it because they could not get financing. Commercial credit right now is tight. Nevertheless, there are more people out kicking tires and looking to buy franchises than ever before.

Should the US Navy Donate One of Its Old Aircraft Carriers For Pacific Ocean Cleanup?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Did you know we have floating garbage islands in all the oceans of the world? This is human trash which has been washed out to sea, or dumped by ships and it floats around in circles in the ocean. Often, it never reaches the shore because the ocean circulation just goes round, and round. Indeed, this is one of the most disgusting and despicable things the human species has ever done, as they pollute our oceans.

If Sanctions in Iran Were Going to Work - They Would Have Already
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It amazes me that our top leadership continues to practice the art and definition of insanity; that is to say doing the same things over and over again and expecting the different results. Now, I realize that President Obama promised during the campaign that he would go and meet with our nations enemies face-to-face and negotiate through diplomacy and all that academic be nice to your neighbor, win their hearts and minds with kindness crap, but we live in the real world, and well, those nice gestures and talk haven't worked yet.

Concerned About Chinese Military Build Up? Russia is Making a Come Back Too!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Have you ever wondered what's with all the military build-up these days? After all, we have the Chinese completely out of control with unprecedented military build-up, and it looks more like the USA during WWII. But China has no enemies, and the US is the only stronger military power in the world, and hell, they practically own us with all those treasury buys.

Is the Government Accounting Office Playing Politics?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is my contention that the GAO or Government Accounting Office is busy playing politics, and thus, I believe we need to close this office of our government. I have been reading many reports and I find them to be filled with left-leaning commentary, and non-factual findings.

High Tech Hezbollah and Iranian Influences Considered
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is often amazing how a group with no country, can occupy another nation, tell it how to run things, claim neutrality, then start a war with another nation, then claim it's being picked on. How can this happen?

Doing Business in Foreign Nations Which Do Not Honor Contracts
[News-and-Society:International] It is very tough to do business in a nation that does not honor the written word or make good on verbal contracts. Nations where the negotiation is always going forward even after payment has been arranged and money has already been delivered. After all, in a first world nation, often your word is you bond, but you'd be surprised how many places that just doesn't hold, nor do written contracts.

Too Much Non Essential Media Manipulation Regarding Nuclear Rogue Nations
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Why is it that we keep displaying all the IAEA inspections and international diplomacy negotiations all over the world media when it comes to rogue nation-states and nuclear proliferation issues? Indeed, I find all this media stuff to be less than fruitful. And I find it actually makes the challenges of solving the problems much more difficult as the rogue nations use it as an attention grabber to gain respect and notoriety on the world stage, and their politicians it to gain national popularity. We are feeding into it all.

China's Navy - How Good is it Really?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The Chinese are quite proud of their Navy, and appear to take pride in the second rising of that tide. Indeed, you probably remember reading about their Treasure Fleet back in the day, when they had the largest ships and fleet in the world, far before the days of the Spanish Armada. Today, China is busy building up her Navy of ships, soon to be the largest Navy in the World, and I stop short at calling it the most powerful or capable, as there is no doubt it does not hold a candle to the US Navy.

Creating More Garbage to Track the Pacific Gyre Trash Disaster
[News-and-Society:Environmental] There is a sickening and disgusting thing happening in many of our world's oceans. Our trash is piling up, often creating garbage islands, and circulating around in circles amongst the natural current. Since, it keeps going around in circles; it is out of sight and out of mind, well for humans, not such a good deal for sea life. The problem is there is an abundance of trash out there, and it is seriously getting to be a problem.

Why Are So Many in the Internet Age So Lazy These Days?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Have you noticed how many people call themselves Internet Marketers and list their job description as Internet Entrepreneur? I think it's rather funny when someone who sells trinkets online attributes what they are doing to Internet Entrepreneur, as if they started MySpace, Facebook, or Twitter and sold it for 100s of millions of dollars? Ridiculous, but that is what we have going on today.

Tracking Chinese Naval Submarines and Ships - Not Hard, They Pollute Don't They?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The Chinese Navy has so many ships, they believe that there is no way we can track them all. But that is not exactly so, since the leave a pollution trail 100s of miles long. How so you ask? Well, not long ago, I met with some environmental scholars working on study of air pollution study.

Dooms Day 2012 - Are You Really Concerned With the End of Times?
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] The Hollywood Movie "2012" was a box office hit, and the headlines are calling it "anything but a disaster," as it was the feature movie of choice prior to the big Thanksgiving Season. But one has to ask why the world is so obsessed with dooms day scenarios. Apparently, every human culture has worried about these things and human religions past, present, and future seem to use this fear to gather strength in numbers.

You Voted For Him
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, the polls do not look so hot for one US President named Barrack. And that is really too bad, because our savior in chief had things really looking good during that last election, his followers loved him with devotion, gratitude, and affection. Personally, I'm still trying to figure out just went wrong, today they a slandering his name, and before they sang it like a song.

Nuclear Proliferation - Please Let's Stop This Insanity
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is amazing the nonsensical rhetoric in the media we attempt to call diplomacy when dealing with rouge nation-states with nuclear weapons. Here we have two regimes with quite different circumstances building nuclear weapons, one is building them to supposedly defend themselves, but really is interested in selling this nuclear weapons technology, as an export. Yes, I speak of North Korea.

Academic Pride Fails to Admit Socialism Works Best For Birds and Fish Species
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] If you've ever watched fish schools or bird flocks you can see the incredible socialist tendencies, and it is amazing how well they do. Surely, those bird brains must be onto something right? After all, what do they say about the wisdom of the mob? It's usually right, right? Well, heard animals seem to think so, and the fish schools seem to be able to adapt to challenges and predators, besides there is safety in numbers right? Hard to say, as the birds of prey seem to eat very well, and survive on strength rather than numbers.

Terrorists Will Get a Nuclear Bomb and Detonate It - When it Comes Simply Ignore It
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] One has to ask when the world will ever wake up, and agree to stop this nuclear proliferation amongst rogue nation-states. Some of which harbor terrorist organizations in their country, or use them as proxy terrorists to serve their political will under military cloak of aggression, rather than declaring war and using their armies; basically waging war without responsibility.

Franchising an Equipment Rental Business - Is it a Smart Business Model?
[Business:Franchising] If you own an equipment rental business should you franchise it? That is to say, if you are a small business owner and you have a successful equipment rental business, perhaps several branches in several different cities, and they are all making money, despite this outrageous recession which has taken a huge hit on your best customers, such as the contractors, all builders, and construction workers and the various industry sectors; then perhaps, your business is viable enough to franchise.

"Stop Calling My President a Hypocrite in Chief" She Said
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Who on earth would want to be president of the United States with all the name-calling that goes on? If you'll recall President George W. Bush was called every single name under the sun, and any time someone stood up to defend him, or even if he gave a speech to defend his policies, he was shouted down as a Nazi or a racist. The amount of abuse and the number of persnickety comments in the media were outrageous.

Detractors of the Franchise Model - Should We Listen?
[Business:Franchising] It is amazing to me how many people will say negative things about franchising in the United States, but in a way I'm not surprised because folks say all sorts of negative things about business people, no matter what business model they're using. Apparently, socialism is in vogue, and capitalism isn't all that popular right now especially considering the last global economic financial crisis meltdown.

We Know the Challenges With Small Franchisors - What About Large Ones?
[Business:Franchising] Anyone that studies franchising knows that small franchisors are much more likely to go out of business than large ones. In fact, the research shows that the ratio of franchisor failures in the first five years is 5 to 1. That's pretty alarming, that means only 20% of them succeed, those numbers are completely dismal and worse than most all small businesses in nearly any industry.

Should the US Actively Assist China in Completing Their Distribution Supply Chain?
[News-and-Society:International] It is really obvious that China is on a mad dash and a scavenger hunt around the world to get all the resources it needs to keep going and to keep growing. Often, China burns bridges with the United States and other first world nations as it moves to seize opportunities for resources such as oil, minerals, natural gas, etc.

Comparing Housing Inventory Economic Models With the Number of Unemployed
[News-and-Society:Economics] One key point and serious economic issue when it comes to housing for any given geographical area or region of our country, is the number of homes for sale in inventory which are waiting on the sidelines to be bought. When the housing inventory is too high, the prices remain very low and the market remains very soft. For a full economic recovery in real estate the local area must soak up that inventory.

Stop Trying to Help the World is the Lesson I Keep Learning - Go Away is What They Say
[Business:Non-Profit] Have you ever noticed that people ask you to give to a certain charity, one, which perhaps you don't feel comfortable giving too because it isn't your thing, or is not your focus? It happens all the time, and then we are made to feel bad because we didn't help a specific charity in the politically correct fashion.

Employees Using Company Computers to Compare Prices For Holiday Shopping
[Business:Management] Let's say you are the manager of a large company, and most of your staff works on computers all day. As you walk around you see everyone working hard, and you are quite proud of all the productivity and progress you are making. In fact, you consider yourself to be an excellent manager. But are you really?

Does Canada Really Need All That Land?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Have you ever looked at a map of the world and noticed how much land mass Canada owns? This is a huge country, and yes, it's true the climate is inhospitable in many regions. Although perhaps, in the future with global climate warming that might change. Nevertheless, most of that land is not being used, and Canada doesn't need it.

Online Article Marketing and the Perils of the Copy Cats Who Can't Say it Back
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] It is amazing all the different strategies that are being employed by article marketers around the world. And every time I think I have it all figured out and have seen every possible scheme, which is ethical or otherwise, someone else comes along and tries something new. Sometimes it tries my patience, other times I just shake my head.

Twenty Something and Barred From MySpace For Life!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] What's the worst thing that can happen to someone in their 20s? I used to believe it might be something like getting leukemia or getting involved in a car accident where they were crippled and paralyzed for life. It turns out the worst thing that could happen to someone between the ages of 20 and 30 now is getting barred from MySpace or Facebook.

Almighty Hugo Chavez of Venezuela Now Promises the People to Fix the Weather!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The President of Venezuela appears to be taking a play out of the Chinese Play Book on weather control and modification. If you will recall the Chinese promised perfect weather for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and although it was not perfect, they got lucky half the time. But now that Venezuela is in a drought he promises the people he'll change the weather too, on top of all the other already unfulfilled promises he's made previously.

Bolivia Purposefully Going Out of Its Way to Make Itself an Enemy of the USA
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] President Evo Morales of the Great Nation of Bolivia in South America, the poorest nation in all of South America, completely land-locked and under socialist rule currently but moving so far left it could soon be a hybrid between socialism and communism, stated that the Military Treaty between Washington DC and Bogata was nothing more than a play to get at Bolivia's raw materials and lithium, thus he is making deals with China and Russian Militaries instead. A recent psychological study of Evo Morales shows that he has a fantasy of being the re-incarnated Simon Bolivar, and has found a friend in Hugo Chavez, who has helped him fulfill this fantasy in the ALBA organization, which is a socialist answer to what they claim to be the evils of capitalism and the greed of the "Blue-Eyed Devils" of America.

Will Iran Take Obama's Comments of "Consequences" Seriously - No, Why Should They?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] President Obama is an interesting fellow on the World Stage isn't he, and he is an interesting choice for the American People to choose as a leader. Often his opponents say he doesn't stand for anything and is quite comfortable voting "present" until there is a decisive and clear indication in the polls of his best political move. Thus, political pundits call him a shrewd and Machiavellian politician, despite his PR team's best efforts to show him as a great leader and general nice guy.

For Those Who Doubt Where the Future of War is Going
[News-and-Society:Military] Military pilots have known for quite a while that their days are numbered and soon these modern Knights of the sky will no longer be needed, as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles will be taking over the game. This current class of future fighter pilots with military "flight contracts" maybe the last, or in the future the classes may become very small. Why you ask? Well, consider if you will the rapid advancement of unmanned aerial systems.

Politics in Bolivia - In a Word
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] For those who think politics in the US get out of hand or are filled with hypocrisy and podium pushing politicians purporting statistical and improbably fantasies, you haven't seen anything until you've seen the show in Bolivian politics. This time they have a socialist who leans further left than any of our US politicians if you can believe that.

Government Tax Revenue Slightly Up As Recession Ends
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Some government agencies are finally starting to see increased tax revenues coming in, and they are glad to see the hemorrhaging has stopped for now. Many stock market analysts believe that we are due for a pull-back, perhaps after the first of the year, some say sooner, and much could depend on retail profit earnings projections and actual numbers after the Christmas shopping season. Of course, right now this is all speculation, and that's about it.

US Chamber of Commerce Stance on Global Warming Costing Them Dearly - Why?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Looks like the Global Warming Alarmists are winning the war against their more astute and well-read opposition. You see, the US Chamber of Commerce has noted that the global warming alarmist scare tactic is going to cause an insane amount of damage to the US economy and both large and small businesses. Thus, they are opposed to the Cap and Trade Bill that the Democrats in the House and Senate, along with the President's Administration are pushing through.

Should the Us Sell F-16s to Taiwan? No, We Should Give F-16s to Taiwan!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The leadership in Beijing believes that if the US sold F-16s or any advanced fighter jet aircraft or weapons systems to patrol and protect the Taiwan Straights that it would be seen as a hostile move by the US. Fine, let's just give them the aircraft; two squadrons worth, and to India, South Korea, Japan and Singapore too.

Still Trying to Sneak Lead Toys Onto Our Shelves I See?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Do you remember the uproar last year with all the Lead Based Paint Toys coming into the United States by the container load from China? Some of these toys were name brands and going to huge name brand corporate toy stores and top retailers, all made in China of course, isn't everything these days? Supposedly, consumer rights groups put the stop to that right? Wrong, they're back! Just like some "B" level Hollywood horror flick.

Don't Care About the 250 Page Franchise Disclosure? You Had Better!
[Business:Franchising] Not long ago, a young lady in my local area called me up and wished to talk with me about a franchise that her and her husband were considering on buying. Apparently, one of our mutual friends had mentioned that I was a former franchisor founder of my own franchising company and now retired living in the same community. Indeed, I agreed to meet them at the local Starbucks and ask them to bring all the paperwork. What the heck, a free cup of coffee and a chat on franchising I thought.

Make Sure Force Majeure Franchise Clauses Go Both Ways
[Business:Franchising] Most all major franchise agreements have force majeure clauses in the contract. In the FDD or Franchise Disclosure Documents you will find force majeure clauses in several parts. Most likely you will find it for sure under the franchisor's obligations, where it states; if there is a big disruption such as a nuclear war, hurricane, earthquake, pandemic, or some other giant freak of nature that the franchisor is off the hook from delivering anything promised in the franchise agreement until such conditions are over with.

Investing in a Master Franchise Opportunity - Make Sure Viable Locations Exist First
[Business:Franchising] Many savvy investors would like to get into the franchising industry, but they feel buying a franchise is beneath them, and they don't really want to start another business and be under the control of someone else. What they'd like to be is the franchisor, the company that is actually doing the franchising. Of course, they realize it takes about $1 million to franchise a company, and that's after you've proven concept with your prototype store, which you may have had to operate for 10 years to get all the bugs out and make the business model perfect.

Franchise Your Small Business World Wide - No Don't, Wait, Halt
[Business:Franchising] Many small businesses have been quite successful, and their owners would like to see them grow, but owning a small business through the ups and downs of the business cycle can take its toll on a small business owner. And they may not have the capital or cash flow behind them to franchise their business throughout the country and into international franchise territories. The dream of franchising your small business all over the world sounds pretty good doesn't it? Admit it, you like the idea.

Multi-Unit Franchise Development Clauses in the FDD Considered
[Business:Franchising] Did you know a good many franchisors require in their Franchising Disclosure Documents or FDDs that you must put in more than one franchised outlet. Indeed, the franchising companies that have these clauses usually require you to set up additional units on a development timetable. Generally, this timetable goes for a 10 year period, or the length of the original franchise term. Therefore, each time you put in a new store, you must have more capital, or use all the profits from your other stores to finance the newest store. years, and things you should discuss with your attorney prior buying a franchise. Please consider all this.

China Estimated to Pass Japan's GDP by 2012
[Business:International-Business] Did you know that a couple of years ago China passed Germany with a larger gross domestic product? In fact, China is now the third largest economy in the world. Only the United States and Japan are ahead of it. Nevertheless, it is closing in on Japan's statistical value currently, and most global economists believe that China will surpass Japan's GDP prior to 2012. In fact, if they allow their currency to float, and catch a little tail wind of inflation, we may all learn that they have already passed Japan's GDP.

It's Time to Rebuild Your Customer Base - This Recession is Ending!
[Business:Small-Business] If you are a business person like me, there is no doubt that you take online newsletters and e-zines which give you tips and pointers on how to run your small business better. Interestingly enough, I have been amazed with how many articles, comments, and advice which is being given on how to bring your customers back after the recession has ended. Why am I amazed you ask?

Post Termination Franchise Clauses Could Cost You More Than You Think
[Business:Franchising] It's amazing how many franchise buyers purchase a franchise without ever showing the FDD or Franchise Disclosure Documents to a practicing franchise attorney. If you just show them to your local business attorney, who doesn't specialize in franchising, that really does no good.

What Do College Students Really Need to Succeed These Days - Degree Not Enough?
[Reference-and-Education:College-University] A few months ago, I met a college student at the local Starbucks, she was reading some text books, that looked as if she was going after her nursing degree, but she also had a book on psychology. She didn't look like she was in her first two years of school so I was trying to figure out what kind of a degree she was going for.

What Happens to Your Franchise When You Die?
[Business:Franchising] You can ask anyone who sells life insurance how tough it can be at times. No one wants to think about dying, and no one wants to be worth more dead than alive. No one really wishes to think about the end of their times or the potential eventuality of their own demise.

Before You Invest in a Master Franchise Think About Your End Goal and Exit Strategy
[Business:Franchising] Okay, so you decided you want to be a sub franchisor or invest in a master franchise because you want to be the franchisor not a franchisee. That's fine, and if you have experience in the franchising industry, or you can hire the top talent perhaps, someone with a CFE or Certified Franchise Executive Degree, along with some top talent in the particular industry but that franchisor represents, you might be able to pull-it-off.

Buying a Franchise - What About Future Technology Challenges
[Business:Franchising] As former franchisor I get asked quite a few questions about franchising, and most of those questions come from potential franchise buyers, people that are looking at franchising as an alternative career. Most of them are tired with corporate America and they don't like the idea of getting laid off every time the business cycle comes in and goes out, like the rising tide. Nevertheless, one thing that always concerns me is that new franchise buyers don't always ask the right questions.

Of Micro Loans and Micro Franchising
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Who says franchising can't work in a small Third World country or in an economically depressed nation where people only make one to two dollars per day? I believe franchise systems can work in these locations whether they be in Asia, the Middle East, former Soviet nations, Indonesia, Latin America, the Caribbean, or Africa. You see, there are all kinds of micro-investments going in these countries to help people start businesses of their own.

Why Does Everyone Around the World Hate America - They Don't Actually
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Now, I don't know about you but I'm getting tired of people telling me that everyone around the world hates America. I have traveled extensively, and I very rarely encounter anyone who looks down on me for being an American. Rather, what I have found is that people are fascinated with America, its ideal, its freedom, its liberty, and its strong sense of democracy. People around the world know that the United States of America is a great country.

Before We Complain About Asian Nation Protectionism We Need to Clean House Here
[Business:International-Business] This animosity towards China, and other Asian nations over trade is quite overblown by US companies and politicians who claim "foul play" and not because those nation's aren't bending the rules, because clearly they are, which has created a severe imbalance, but because we are no better here at home. You see for years we've been doing the same thing in nearly every single market big and small; in cities, counties, and states across the nation and thus, we speak in hypocrisy as we condemn these Asian nations.

Is it Better to Buy Into a Master Franchise Or Directly From a Franchisor?
[Business:Franchising] As a former franchisor founder, and now a semi-retired franchise consultant, who quite frankly isn't trying very hard to get business, I am often asked interesting questions about the franchising model. Most of the questions do not come from franchisors, although a few do, most of the questions come from franchise buyers or people who would like to experience their American dream by owning a business of their own, and look towards franchising because they don't know where to begin.

Franchisors Making Friends With Vendors at Association Trade Shows Considered
[Business:Franchising] One of the most difficult things to do for a franchising company is to put everyone in the industry associations you are involved in at ease. If you are a fast growing franchise company, you will be seen as a threat to the industry you are in, especially to all the smaller independents in that industry niche. After all, every mom-and-pop store will be concerned that you may come into their area and put one of your franchises next door to them, and put them out of business. In fact, you very well might!

Franchisor Challenges With Earnings Claims and Lawsuits Considered
[Business:Franchising] One of the first questions that every franchise buyer asks the salesman of the franchisor they are interested in is how much money am I going to make? The reality is no one can predict that in advance, after all, someone who buys a franchise and then comes to work every day at about 10 AM and leave at 2 PM, and never does much of anything, then obviously his business will fail no matter how good the franchise model is.

Does Online Article Quantity Competition For Search Engine Ranking Cause Outsourcing?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] This article postulates that increased competition for search engine category ranking causes article marketers to find new ways to increase quantity. Thus, enticing them to outsource their articles to keep up with other marketers in their niche.

Franchise System Marketing For New Franchisees and Referral Networks Considered
[Business:Franchising] Every good solid franchisor that has been in business more than a few years knows that their very best franchise buyers do not come from advertising and marketing, or from the Internet for that matter, rather they come from referrals from friends and families of those who already own franchised units. Therefore, it makes sense that all franchising systems set up referral networks so they can tap into this great inflow of new potential franchise buyers.

Why Franchising Makes Sense For Third World Economic Development of Micro Businesses
[Business:Franchising] Most people do not think of franchising as something that could save the world, stop hunger, and bring billions of people up in the world. However, this is because not many people are intimately acquainted with the franchise business model. I assure you that franchising is absolutely up for the task of solving the world's most pressing problems. Take for instance the challenges of Third World nations in their economic development. Franchising on a smaller scale in setting up commerce and growing businesses makes a lot of sense.

Selling Master Rights and Setting Up Master Franchises - Franchising Strategy Thoughts
[Business:Franchising] Did you know that there are some franchising companies that do not sell individual units? That is to say that the franchisor decides to sell master franchise rights, allowing other people to be the franchisor for their brand name and business model in territories, regions, states, provinces, countries or continents. In this case you would not be able to buy the franchise for a single unit in your city, without going through a master franchise first.

Service Franchises and Prototype Development Considered
[Business:Franchising] One of the easiest types of businesses to franchise is a mobile service business, as they can be operated out of a home or run entirely on a computer. In other words, the franchisee has a service vehicle and they go out to customer's homes, or businesses to do the services on-site. Therefore, they need no location at first, as long as they have only one or a few business vehicles.

Why Do Franchised Outlets Beat Out Corporate Owned Store Outlets?
[Business:Franchising] Did you know most of the car dealerships in the United States are franchises? Did you know that franchise companies account for about 40% of every consumer GDP dollar spent in the United States of America? Do you realize the power of franchising, the economies of scale that are involved, and the reason that they are more efficient business models than just about any other business strategy around? Have you ever considered why this is?

There Are Imitators and Innovators - Which Are You?
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] One thing is for sure humans are very similar to other primates and their primal behavior is more than obvious from what I can see in observation. Now realize I am no Jane Goodall, but it seems amazing to me the amount of imitating that humans do, and it's as if you cannot get around it.

Will Your Franchiser Sell the Franchise System Out From Under You?
[Business:Franchising] Most people do not realize this, but most franchising companies do not survive past five years. That is to say the franchisers which are selling the franchises often go out of business at 5 to 1 ratio before five years is up. That is a scary thought if you are buying a franchise from a company or franchising system that hasn't even been in business for the first five years.

Do Not Buy a Franchise Just Because it is Trendy, Cool, Or the Latest Fad
[Business:Franchising] It often amazes me that franchise buyers want to get in on the ground floor of the next latest trend. They see some new, cool, and fad business that has lines out the door, and all the sudden they decide they must have one, because they see nothing but dollar signs.

Derivative Software Spinners is Like Catnip For Online Article Marketers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Perhaps, you have been at a friend's house when they have given catnip to their cat, and all the sudden the little feline appears to be possessed. It is on a mad tear running around in circles doing nothing, going nowhere, just spinning its wheels.

Strategy to Prevent Customers From Stampeding Holiday Sales Considered
[Business:Retail] Every year as we enter the holiday Christmas shopping season we find large retailers putting forth lost-leaders, or selling certain brand name products that are highly desirable at extremely low costs. Interestingly enough, many consumers are in a mad dash, and just can't wait to get their hands on one of these new items, especially when the retail establishment says it is a limited offer, or there is a scarcity of this product.

Negotiating With Franchisor Brands For License in Non Traditional Locations
[Business:Branding] Not long ago, I had a friend that wanted to offer his customers a certain franchisor's brand. He had a business at the beach on the pier. The franchisor had a franchise agreement which dictated the terms and conditions in the Franchise Disclosure Document or FDD, and these terms and conditions were absolutely impossible to fulfill considering his limited space, available energy source, and situation.

The Repossession of a Master Franchise Considered
[Business:Franchising] Not all franchise systems are created equal, and for those franchising companies that have master franchises as part of their growth strategy plan, I can tell you that not all "master franchises" are created equal either. You see, before retirement I franchised my company in 23 states, and serving roughly 450 cities.

Industry Challenges Ahead - Think About That Before You Buy the Franchise
[Business:Franchising] If you are going to buy a franchise, and sign a ten-year franchise agreement, then you should be thinking about which industries you choose very carefully. For instance, many of the industries that do quite well right now, will be obsolete within the next 10 years. And you need to consider all the challenges that the industries which you are looking into might go through during that period. The franchised outlet you plan to purchase from the franchisor might not be viable in a decade from now, and the franchisor may not still be around.

Does Your Franchisor Have Enough Resources to Defend Trademark?
[Legal:Trademarks] Before you buy a franchise, you need to make sure that the franchisor has a substantial amount of capital behind them. You need to make sure they have enough money to defend against any lawsuits, or they could go out of business leaving you holding the bag. After all, if you are paying a franchisor for the perfect business model, and the support structure, along with the brand name, you better hope that all that is there for the term of your franchise agreement.

Be Wary of Buying Into a Franchise With Only a 5-Year Franchise Term
[Business:Franchising] Most of the Franchise Disclosure Documents or FDDs indicate the term of the franchise is 10-years with automatic renewals. No, this is not the case in all franchise agreements, but most of them. If you find a franchise agreement that happens to have a five-year franchise term, but does not specify automatic renewals, you should be very wary of buying this franchise, especially if the franchise involves a business location, and as a tenant you will be expected to sign a 10-year lease.

Better Make Sure Your Spouse Supports Your Idea to Buy a Franchise Prior to Purchase
[Business:Franchising] It has often been said that buying a franchise is like getting married. Both the franchisor and the franchisee rely on each other for success. If the franchisees do not make a profit or do not pay their royalties on time franchisor can no longer exist. If the franchisor does not give the franchisees the perfect business model, strong support, a strong brand name, and strength of the market place the franchisee cannot make a profit, thus, they will pay their royalties, and they will go out of business.

Where Should Franchisors Look For Highly Programmable Franchise Buyers?
[Business:Franchising] If you are a franchisor or you work in the recruitment department of a large franchising company your job is to find the very best possible future franchisees. You must sell them a franchise making sure it is a good fit and then repeat that process 1000 times. This is much easier said than done because the first problem you will have is trying to figure out where to find highly programmable franchise buyers. In other words, places where you going to find future team members who will follow the business model and the plan without trying to be entrepreneurs and change your already perfect system?

Why Franchisors Want to Find "Highly Programmable" Franchisee Buyers
[Business:Franchising] Franchise buyers often do not understand what franchisors look for when considering their applications. The reality is that franchisors are not looking for entrepreneurs they are looking for people who are actually the opposite of that. Franchising companies have a perfect business model and they are looking for highly programmable franchisees. That is to say team members who will follow the plan and business model and not try to rock the boat or change the perfect system. After all, a franchisor with a superior business model of efficiency has refined their franchised outlets to be nearly perfect.

Franchising Your Existing Business - Are You Emotionally Tough Enough?
[Business:Franchising] Perhaps, your small business is doing quite well and now you have several locations and they all seem to be running good and making a profit. You've survived the recession, and you know you have a good business model because all your competition has exited the market place and there you are standing tall. First, I'd like to congratulate you for your success, and I know you've probably been thinking about expanding even further. Many small businesses in your position have decided they would like to franchise their company all over the country, and around the world.

Are You Emotionally Tough Enough to Stay Within the Franchise Guidelines?
[Business:Franchising] If you are considering buying a franchise and have a combative personality, you might want to reconsider. You see, when you buy a franchise you will need to follow the franchisor's guidelines and business model perfectly. Any deviation could affect the franchisor's brand name and the consistency they wish to convey to the consumer. Also, you must realize that the franchisor's business model has been refined over the years, and now that they have thousands of franchisees, it is nearly perfect.

My Race is Better Than Your Race Because Obviously We Are Not Racists You Racist!
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Indeed, I'm not sure about you, but quite frankly I'm getting a little bit tired of being called a racist. For one thing, my family is not racist, and I especially am not a racist. Yes, I believe that my race is very viable, but I also believe that a mixture of races is probably the best scenario for living on the surface of this planet.

You Cannot Create Powerful Solutions Without Being a Passionate Innovator
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Getting together in a group and brainstorming trying to find solutions to the most pressing problems of our time is quite interesting and enlightening. After sitting in groups like this over the last five years, it is interesting how intense the conversations get, and all the different personalities and attitudes of the individual participants. Something that I have found, and this is quite interesting; the best solutions, the most powerful ideas, and concepts come from the most passionate innovators of the group.

Do All Highly Prolific Online Article Writers Use Ghost Writers, PLR Or Derivatives?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Back in 2005, there were very few highly prolific online article writers. In fact, one of the top writers for the New York Times who had been working for 40 years at the paper had only written 7500 articles. Most of those have been digitally saved because he is working for a very well-known newspaper that digitized everything.

Political Correctness and Recommending Against Outsourcing Article Marketing to India
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many online article marketers have decided to outsource their online article writing to India. There are both proponents and opponents of this strategy. Indeed, I happen to be an opponent, but the proponents have some good reasoning behind their points of view.

How Much Political Correctness Can Be Blamed on Fort Hood Massacre?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In the United States we have freedom to believe what we want, subscribe to any religion we choose, and we have the right to free speech and free thought. Perhaps, this is why the psychologist who was involved in the Fort Hood massacre was allowed to go as far as he did. Even though he had made unfortunate comments about America's role in the Middle East, and that America needed to be taught a lesson, he was still allowed to serve the United States Army and go to the Middle East to serve his country.

Women and Franchising - What Glass Ceiling?
[Business:Franchising] You can ask any franchisor's how well their woman owned franchise outlets are doing and I think what you'll find is they are actually doing better as a percentage than those franchisees which are run by men. Why do you think this is? I have my own suspicions, and perhaps, biased opinion as to why women do better in franchising than men do. And I don't want anybody calling me a sexist for pointing this out, but it appears to me that the reason women are much better franchisees, is men are often too hardheaded and won't follow the system.

Looking to Buy a Franchise - More Buyers Asking About Health Care Plans
[Business:Franchising] If you have been laid off from corporate America, perhaps you want to start your own business so you don't get laid off anymore every time the business cycle turns south. Indeed, I doubt there are few who would blame you at this point, especially since we went through a rather dismal recessionary, and unemployment hit 11%. Still, many folks that have been laid off from corporate America are afraid to start their own business because they realize that if they work for a large company they get health care insurance and benefits.

Slammed Economies Are When Franchise Brands Matter Most
[Business:Branding] Believe me when I tell you there is no such thing as a 100% recession proof business, at best all you can hope for is a recession resistant business. Still, having been involved in the franchising industry I can tell you that when the economy goes South and a recession comes calling it sure pays to have a big strong brand name behind you backing you up. This is because customers who are cutting back as consumers are hit with the financial crisis themselves, and they feel more comfortable buying from a company brand name that they can trust.

Stressed Out, Laid Off Corporate Refugees Looking at Franchising
[Business:Franchising] With unemployment rate coming in at nearly 11% and sure to go higher even as the economy supposedly recovers following the stock market recovery, we see a lot of laid-off corporate employees who are fed up and tired and don't want to go back to work in a cubical or is a labor unit in the factory. Many of those in the retail sector are tired of working in an outlet where nobody appreciates their hard work.

Ridiculous Franchising Rules in Other Countries
[Business:International-Business] Many of the United States best trading partners put up barriers to entry as American companies try to import their goods and services into those countries. This is rather a shame, and it is quite short sided. These nations put up trade barriers destroying the win-win situation that free trade opens up in the global marketplace.

Former Franchisor Founder Reflects on What He Looked For in Franchisees Buyers
[Business:Franchising] Have you ever wondered what a franchisor looks for when they are going through the applications and the resumes of potential franchisees? Many franchisees do not realize this but franchisors are not out to sell a franchise to everyone, at least the good ones certainly aren't. You see, if you sell a franchise to someone that's not going to be a very good franchisee all you've done is created a tremendous number of headaches down the road for yourself and your company.

Buying a Franchise From a Corporation With a Franchise Arm to Market Their Goods and Services
[Business:Franchising] There are all kinds of reasons that go into the decision to franchise in a large Corporation. Sometimes there is a new product or service which is not exactly something that a corporation can set up hundreds of units in and expect them to do well in all locations. If there is too much regional variation, it generally takes someone who is familiar with that area, and can adapt the business model regionally for the local clientele and often distributorships, licensees, in franchising works very good for this.

What Happens When Rogue Nation States in Africa Get UAVs?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The United States has outdone the world in military technology, and perhaps there is no greater example of this than the unmanned aerial systems that are now being used in the modern battlespace. These net centric system drones are able to seek and destroy, and they give a vast amount of intelligence to the military. There is no better way to gather information than having eyes in the sky; or in this case aerial spies in the sky.

Do Not Hate People Who Hate - Look Deep Within Them Try to Find Something Great
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] It is very difficult to not get upset with people you know hate you. But it is especially disconcerting when someone hates you, but doesn't know you. Sometimes racial hate is the worst of all, as people think they hate people of a different color or race, but they really don't know anybody or so few of them of that race to have even "an inkling" as to what they are talking about.

Single Online Article Author to Competing Against a Team of Ghost Writers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Well, here is my advice, only post on reputable directory sites, that way you are not wasting your time in case that site becomes irrelevant or de-listed. And never participate in putting up content that is computer generated...

How Come Franchisors Sell Master Franchises Instead of Individual Units
[Business:Franchising] Different franchisors have different marketing strategies and growth plans for different reasons. Some franchisors sell master rights, or master franchise opportunities as well as individual units. Then there are other franchisor which only sell individual units and will not sell master rights because they want to be the franchisor in all the territories and in all regions of the nation. It is their goal to eventually franchise in every state, and in every country around the world. At least those are the goals, dreams, and ambitions of most franchisor and I am speaking from experience.

Water As a Symbol of Scarcity
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Perhaps, you are aware of the scarcity of water problems in many parts of the world. It used to be when there was a drought it would come every 10 or 15 years on a normal climate cycle. This still happens, however there are more and more people vying for the same amount of water in most of the regions of the world. This is because our population of human beings on the planet keeps increasing.

Do You Want to Own Your Own Micro Nation Island?
[Real-Estate:Buying] Would you like to all your own country? Well, you actually can, all you have to do is get rich and buy your own small island, then set up shop and call yourself your own nation. Many people have done this and they are called micro-nations, and although you can be listed as a nation, you probably won't get invited to the United Nations, or find many people or other countries who wish to establish diplomatic ties with you.

Extended Warranty, Service Plans, and Business Equipment Leases Discussed
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Every small business needs to save money and they need to watch their costs, especially when it comes to extended warranties, service plans, and all inclusive leases when purchasing their equipment. You see, many equipment vendors make more money on the extended warranties and the ongoing service plans than they do actually selling the equipment in the first place.

Selling Used Equipment to Generate Cash Considered
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] As businesses grow their old equipment becomes obsolete and unable to handle the demand. The equipment also becomes worn out, problematic, and often breaks down too much. Indeed, this adds unnecessary cost and inefficiency. Therefore, the business chooses to buy new equipment, which is trouble-free and allows them to service the demand for the products and services.

Should Large Corporations Use Cash to Buy Up Cheap Homes For the Future?
[Real-Estate:Commercial-Property] Economists and demographers are already talking about it, we are going to have a shortage of industry talent in the next decade. This is because many of the baby boomers are retiring, and the Ex'er Generation is moving up fast to bridge the gap.

Venture Financing Games
[Business:Venture-Capital] There are so many entrepreneurs who want to start businesses, but they won't get off their lazy butts to start the business until someone gives him 2 or $3 million for the venture capital. As a retired entrepreneur, who has started several businesses from scratch, literally from a "bucket of water and a sponge" into a national franchise chain cleaning cars, airplanes, and fleets of vehicles, I am often blown away by the audacity of some of these younger so-called entrepreneurs.

Write Down a Title As Soon As You Are Inspired and Make a Few Notes
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Hey now, I bet you are an online article author, and you are using these articles to market yourself and your web site on the Internet. Excellent choice!

Word Plays to Create Compelling Titles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Are you trying to come up with more new titles for articles? Most online article authors are completely challenged at continuing their high-rate of creating consistent quality articles while trying to reach their goals of quantity. The only way to overcome this incredible challenge and barrier is to continually come up with compelling titles and topics to write about.

"The US Needs to Improve Its World Image," She Said
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] If we listen to the academic scholars, and much of the talk coming out of the United Nations, European Union, Russia, Latin America, or Al Jazeera news station in the Middle East, you would swear that the United States is a horrible and mean-spirited country and that we need to improve our image around the world. I believe this to be absolute nonsense, and I don't think the United States should do a darn thing to improve its image.

Talk to Other Equipment Buyers Prior to Forecasting Real Depreciation Costs
[Business:Management] We all understand the concept of depreciation for accounting and tax purposes, but in business we must also understand the real depreciation, or the real wear and tear on a piece of equipment. Often, we can depreciate things through accrual accounting principles much faster than the actual useful life remaining on equipment. If we take care of equipment, obviously it will last longer as well. If we don't take care of the equipment it will break down, cost us in repairs, and eventually fail.

Young Athletes and Middle Age Comments
[Recreation-and-Sports] When you are young you are invincible and of course, you are wise for your years, because you actually believe you know everything. Amazing, and yet, deep inside you know you have a lot to learn, and realize that you may not be invincible, but it sure feels like it. Especially for a young athlete, and yes, I speak from experience, how'd you guess? It wasn't really that far in the past you know, or at least I'd like you to think so.

Have You Ever Written an Entire Novel in One Month?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] If you have ever authored an e-book, then you know when you are writing about a nonfiction subject which is your area of expertise, it's very easy to write it quickly. In fact, I never realized how easy it was to write a book, until I started writing e-books about subjects that I was intimately acquainted with.

The Long and Short of It - Online Article Writing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you are an online article marketer then perhaps you are wondering exactly how long an online article ought to be? The reality is that this depends on many factors including the niche of products or services that you are selling on your website. And it also depends on your market segment, or your target buyers.

Last Chance to Win and Other Compelling Marketing Nonsense
[Business:Marketing] Is it you too or just me? Are you getting tired of all the hype online? It seems these days when you go to a website the first thing try to do is to hype you into buying something right now, whipping out your credit card or writing down the number and hitting the send button.

The Green House Gas That No Global Warming Environmentalist Wishes to Discuss
[News-and-Society:Environmental] It may seem amazing that a trace gas like CO2 that has been around for some 5 billion years on Earth, has been deemed the future killer of mankind, and the enemy greenhouse gas that will raise the oceans and flood the lands. Yes, I am talking about Global Warming Theory, where science is being manipulated, and environmentalists are attempting to scare us into preventing pollution.

Will China Take a Side in a Pakistani Indian War?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As we talk about the huge problems concerning nuclear proliferation in places like North Korea and Iran, we often fail to realize these are not the only challenges when it comes to nuclear weapons. It seems that Libya is also a huge issue, along with Syria.

When All Robotic Net-Centric Unmanned Vehicles Fail At the Same Time
[Computers-and-Technology] In the future, nations will most likely send their robots to fight wars. In fact, it could be their robots against ours. The most technologically advanced robots and nation will win.

Where Even the Thieves Buy Padlocks to Protect What They Stole!
[Business:Security] Many people complain about crime in the United States, but really the crime isn't that bad. In fact, in places like Venezuela, under the leadership of Hugo Chavez there are eight times as many violent attacks, crimes, and murders than there are the United States. In Mexico the crime is not quite as bad as in Venezuela, but it is still pretty bad. In the United States we have quite a few people in prison because we don't tolerate that nonsense here.

When Poets Collide
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Poetry] Have you ever met someone who talks in riddles? Sometimes they think they are quite sneaky, they also have a little bit of intellectual arrogance about them, even if you blow their doors off in IQ level, and it is obvious from your first meeting. Nevertheless, there are some very creative genius type folks who talk in a poetic tone, expressing themselves with poetry in every sentence, and using alliteration, rhyming words, and prose in their everyday conversation.

Don't Wait Until You Have it All Figured Out to Start Your E-Book
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] If you are planning on writing an a nonfiction or fictional e-book then I have a question for you; why haven't you started? It doesn't take long to write an e-book, and I can tell you after writing 10 of them, I generally can finish one in about 72 hours, and then start editing.

Equipment Trade-In Options Considered
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] If you are small business person and you are eying the end of this recession and starting to see customers come back into your store to buy things, call up your company making orders, or start services then you know you need to expand your business, buy new equipment, and get this show on the road. Unfortunately because we are just coming out of a recession and one which has been extremely tough on the banking industry, and commercial credit lines are still tight, it means you may not be in the position to borrow the money you need to expand your business.

When Bankruptcy Lawyers Go Bankrupt - A Real Sign of Economic Recovery
[News-and-Society:Economics] Most people believe, and I used to be one of them, that there was no such thing as a recession proof business. It was always my belief that everything could fail, and there were only recession resistant businesses. However, not long ago an acquaintance of mine told me that bankruptcy lawyers always do good in recessions, and therefore, it was a recession proof business.

Online Article Directories and Keyword Density on Their Page Displays Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Google has been very busy lately with their methodology and modifying their algorithms to prevent article spam on the Internet. This is because they are tired of millions of computer generated derivative online content filling up the search engine results with junk. Google will lose its market share to Bing if it doesn't solve this problem, they have no choice. Many of the Internet article directories are now trying to weed out their own junk articles (spammy type articles) using keyword density tools.

A Shortage of Talented Industry Experts
[Business:Human-Resources] Recessions come and go, but they change the playing field forever. Often, new teams emerge, new players come on board, and new rules are made. This recession is no different in that regard, after all, we have issues with signing bonuses, unruly fans, mistakes by referees and regulators alike. It's all the same game, just a different recession and a different decade. Still, we should honor the talent that once walked that field and not forget the history of the game or the retiring expertise.

Are Our UAVs and the CIA Terrorizing the Terrorists?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The hard core Islamic Radicals and Terrorists are pissing and moaning these days about the CIA and the UAVs which keep finding them and taking them out. They are very angry and causing quite a commotion, and yet, this is rather odd, as they are the ones who started the Jihad.

Intelligent People Should Not Have to Live in the Same World With Stupid People
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] When stupid people do stupid things, our society puts them in prison. But a reality all society is a prison for an intelligent person where everyone else around them is stupid. After all, everywhere they go they are surrounded by numbskulls and dingbats.

Why Not Let Iran Have Nuclear Weapons With a Caveat
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The Iranians want to build nuclear weapons, as a deterrent and to show their power as a nation. Of course, their President has also stated that he wanted to "blow Israel off the map." That's pretty problematic if we are hoping to have peace in the Middle East, especially considering that Iran has funded Hezbollah and Hamas to the tune of $100 million per year, and has recently been caught sending 500 tons of weapons into Lebanon.

Cash-For-Clunker Salvage Yards Need an Exchange Program to Help Environment
[Automotive] The Cash-for-Clunkers was considered a tremendous success. By whom you ask? By those that thought up this scheme, and all the politicians who voted for that Obama Stimulus Package of course. They also claim that it helped the environment, and yet, they crushed all those cars and wasted them. What they should have done is take an inventory of all the salvage yards and all the cars that were sent into these junkyards.

Do We Need Political Correctness Rehabs
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] Some say that political correctness is actually a disease, much like cataracts, as it prevents you from seeing the reality by clouding your judgment and mind into believing what you see is something other than you observe. Is political correctness a form of schizophrenia? If so, it is a psychological problem or a mental disorder, and we owe it to our society to help those individuals that are too politically correct cure themselves.

Having a Time Change in the Middle of Flu Season - Not Wise
[Health-and-Fitness:Sleep-Snoring] Have you ever noticed that during a time change, your sleeping cycle gets slightly off, and you are tired for a few days until you adjust? Sometimes, it can take weeks to get back into the swing of things because the sun goes down at a certain time, and comes up at a certain time, but then everything is switched. When people don't get enough sleep it affects their mood, but it also affects their bio-system, bio-rythms, and this includes their circadian rhythm.

Why You Should Consider Co Authors For Your eBooks
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] Writing an e-Book can be a very wise thing to do to assist you in your career, consulting business, or establish yourself as a leader in your field. More and more folks are writing e-Books these days and for a multitude of reasons, but if you are writing such an electronic book for commercial purposes there are some things you may wish to consider. You see, over the last three years, I've written 10-eBooks, and on quite a few I've taken on co-authors. Why you ask?

Beware of Equipment Vendors Offering Steep Wholesale Discounts and Long Warranties
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Whenever economic times are somewhat tough we see a lot of equipment vendors offering steep wholesale discounts. It makes sense they want to move some of this equipment, because fewer companies are buying capital equipment during a recession. In this last recession we watched commercial credit markets tighten, and it was difficult for businesses to borrow the money they needed to buy new equipment.

When Negotiating Capital Equipment Installation is Key
[Business:Negotiation] Right now, things are tough in the economy, and most businesses especially the small ones are not putting a lot of money into capital equipment. First, there is no commercial credit available for them to buy the equipment; and second, there are not enough customers coming in the door to warrant additional capital expenditures at this time. Therefore, this is a good time to negotiate the purchase of future business equipment; that is to say if you know that you'll still be in business at the end of this recession.

Should I Franchise My Small Business This Year?
[Business:Franchising] For those who've read the E-Myth they realize that once your business is duplicatable, profitable, and everything runs like a top, even when you are not there, that you've done your work and systematized your company. Now, comes the question; should you franchise it? Well, is it franchise-able? Here are some thoughts on that issue.

Is the United States Correct in Living Up to Its Super Power Status?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many folks who do not live in the US believe that America is a bully, or as Michelle Obama our current first lady stated; "The United States is just mean," in an interview prior to the election. Still, this is a fundamentally flawed attitude and really it is some that people believe due to the brainwashing that occurs in our socialist-leaning Universities. Nevertheless, such things are repeated because the World Media is busy saying it, and rouge nations or countries with their own state media outlets want their populations to believe this.

New Inventors and Innovators Often Greedy, Lazy, and Lacking Work Ethic
[Business:Venture-Capital] It is amazing how many innovators and inventors are busy trying to strike it rich, rather than to put in the legwork and the hard work ethic it takes to bring their products or innovation to market. One thing I have found as the coordinator for a think tank is that we are constantly learning about new concepts, ideas, and inventions.

Putting Locations in the Titles of Your Online Articles For Your Specific Trading Area
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Most online article marketers use article writing to attract targeted traffic to their web based businesses, but what if you run a real business, such as retail store, an insurance agency and you only do business within a specific trading area? Not long ago, a fellow article writer had asked me this question, you see he is an insurance agent in IL and only licensed in that state.

Old Spy Books Have Much Less Credibility With New X'er Generation
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Most of the old spy novels are quite good, they are quite detailed, and historically factual in many instances. Many of the folks that wrote these novels had spent incredible amounts of time studying the spy business and genre. As well as being intimately involved in the intelligence community, with many friends and many stories.

Article Marketing and Outsourcing to India - International Ghost Article Writing at $1 Each
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There seems to be a race happening in the article marketing space. The goal appears to be to put up the most number of articles, so you can stay at the top of your niche, and own a category. It is impossible to completely own a category, but many article marketers have found if they are constantly putting up new articles they end up competing against themselves for a specific keyword, leaving everyone else behind, and thus, no one else is able to touch them or get close.

If the People in Your Nation Trash America - It Will Not Be There to Help You One Day
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is amazing how many nations are busy trashing the United States of America. It is also interesting how many rogue nations are able to find trading partners and so-called client nations willing to do business with them if they chastise or make detracting comments in the world media about the US. The group called ALBA which is run by Hugo Chavez of Venezuela a known opponent of the United States, has garnered much support from smaller nations like Nicaragua and Ecuador, and their politicians are busy condemning the US.

Does Religion Slow a Nation's Progress - If So How Do You Explain the USA?
[News-and-Society:Religion] They say that too much religion or a strict religion which permeates a given society slows that civilization's progress. However, is this really true? In some religions it may be, for instance in Pakistani the think tanks, they shy away from thinking about the future, because the future is to be left up to Allah their God, not mere mortals. Other religions are not so strict and in this case, and there are many think tanks which not only about the future; in fact there are groups called "futurists" and that's all they do.

"I Need a Dog to Match My Furniture" He Said
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] The other day I was at a friend's house and we were watching the football game Stanford versus USC. Stanford slaughtered USC, and put them in their place. At this party were graduates each University, and they made bets, along with the other guests and about $1000 changed hands, needless to say although this was just friendly betting, there was a lot of excitement in the room. Everyone was very much into the game.

Anti-American Third World Media Propaganda Considered
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, you haven't been watching but many rogue nations and Third World countries have decided to nationalize all media. Their leaders, many of them socialists have taken over the media to ensure that everything that goes on the radio or TV or into the newspapers is of their liking, which supports their regime, political agenda, and power base. The pollution to the minds of the people in these countries is a huge problem, and they are being led down a path of future destruction, implosion, and bankruptcy of their nation.

Blunders in First Year of Obama Administration Discussed
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is widely known that most first-year presidential administrations make at least some mistakes, and no one ever gets a perfect, and it is impossible to second-guess the economy, political climate, media, and the wishes of the population. The best one can do is continually take polls and try to do what most of the people believe is the right thing at that particular time, but when things turn South they look for someone to blame, and if you are the one in charge the buck stops with you.

Is China's Back Door Through Pakistan Along the Karakoram Hwy a Viable Modern Route?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Part of China's plan was or is to bring rail and pipelines through the Karakoram highway, which is the old silk Roads. In fact, the plan would be to continue to build up the port in Pakistan on the Arabian Sea where raw materials, gas and oil could be brought in pipelines to China's backdoor. These pipelines along with rail freight could assist China in getting goods to markets, and importing the things it needs.

Never Let Socialist Leaning Politicians Determine Business Regulations
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many people blame capitalism for the global economic crisis, but in reality the real problem is that socialists interfering with the business regulations and capitalism to divert money flows to pet projects, and politically correct causes are far more to blame than runaway greed and capitalism. Capitalism is self-correcting, but when socialist politicians get in the way, and change the rules to be counterintuitive to the free-market system, everything breaks down and eventually fails.

Mandatory Energy Efficient Fluorescent Light Bulb Conspiracy Theory Considered
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] It seems the conspiracy theorists are always out in force with new stories to scare people into submission, and the latest one I heard is quite a doozy and I thought I'd share it with you. I recently met this conspiracy theorist in my travels across America, and he sent me his latest conspiracy.

Know Your Clients' Dreams - But Don't Sell Them Unrealistic Dreams
[Business:Marketing] A company must understand the wishes and desires of their customers if they are to deliver what the customer wants. Therefore, it makes sense to understand their dreams and aspirations in life, their goals for career, as well as what they hope to achieve in their hobbies, and what the American dream means to them. Every marketer of every company should know where their target market segment falls with this regard. If they don't know they are doing their job.

Hey, How Do I Know a Real Human Wrote That - You Don't and Never Will
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] It is amazing to me that the derivative software that is used to rewrite online articles by changing around the sentences and paragraphs is often able to fool human readers and Internet surfers into thinking that a human actually wrote it. Today, there are online article submission sites that cannot tell the difference.

What is the Secret to Writing Lots of Articles?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Is there a secret to writing lots of articles? Well, yes and no, I mean there is a method, or even several methods to writing lots of articles, but they all involve hard work. Oh sure, there are those who will attempt to sell you your dream; "Articles which Magically Appear out of the Clear Blue Sky."

Economic Terrorism - Does That Include Dock Union Worker Strikers?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, you have noticed that the terrorist work very hard to disrupt our civilization and cause fear. When the terrorists struck the World Trade Center Towers, they were striking the heart of the financial community in New York, and a definite symbol of capitalism and the United States.

Is it Going to Take a Mushroom Cloud Over a Major City to Wake the World Up?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is amazing the games that we play with weapons of mass distraction and bio weapons, chemical weapon, and with nuclear weapon proliferation in the world. Apparently, the UN seems to have no teeth in their sanctions, whether economic or otherwise. The IAEA has no teeth either. NATO seems to be falling apart, while most of the NATO nations pretend to be collaborating on important security issues, but in name only.

If Your Franchisor Approves Your Franchise Location - No Guarantee of Success
[Business:Franchising] Many new franchise buyers will pick out a location and as soon as the franchisor approves it, they will congratulate themselves on taking such a wonderful place to do business, knowing that their franchisor knows best, and therefore, it must be a guaranteed successful local. Wait one second. It doesn't actually work that way, the way it works is a franchisee chooses a location, and the franchisor proves it with a yes or no, it's no guarantee. And what do they say about business? It's all about location, see that point?

Some Cities in the US Frown on Franchised Outlets - The Reality of Protectionism
[Legal:National-State-Local] Did you know there are many cities who city councils and or planning commissions which frown upon franchises? It's true, and I think what you'll find is many resort communities want to keep everything upscale and they don't want franchises coming in and put in a plastic signs. They'd rather have upscale small businesses that are part of the community. In a way this is protectionism, but they justify it by saying they do not want to Wal-Mart their city or put fast food restaurants with drive-thrus in everywhere.

Will Your Family Work in Your Newly Purchased Franchise Business - Are You Sure?
[Business:Franchising] Often franchise buyers want to get a piece of their American dream by owning their own business. They also want to prevent themselves from being laid off from corporate America again. They also realize that their family may have to go through some of the same things they have gone through during their career. What they'd like to do is to start a business that everyone in their family can enjoy, and use for their employment. There's only one problem with this.

When the Shopping Mall Dies, So Too Could Your Franchised Outlet
[Business:Franchising] If you travel across America after this latest global recession, you will note that many shopping centers have anchor tenants which are no longer there. This is horrible to see so much square footage lost for the commercial property owners, leasing companies, and property managers, but it is also even worse for the mom and pop franchised outlets also in that center with no anchor tenant.

Should Franchisors Provide Business Plans to Franchisees?
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Most franchisors have highly sophisticated and efficient business models. Indeed, I highly doubt you need to read Michael Gerber's "E-Mith" to figure out why. If you look at any franchisor's confidential operations manuals, you will see thousands of pages of exactly how to run that business, they don't skip any key considerations and they haven't missed anything. Franchisors with thousands of franchised outlets have their business model so refined, and so figured out, that all the mistakes and inefficiencies are completely built out of the business.

Does Franchising Blow Out the Glass Ceiling For Minorities?
[Business:Franchising] Many minorities in the past have claimed that in the United States it's very hard to get ahead if you are not white. It is my sincere belief that those days are gone forever, but I do realize that these issues exist in some small towns and still in some places in our great nation. In other words we are perfect, but we've come a long way. If you are a minority, or even if you are in the majority, but still considered a minority or potentially a disadvantaged business person, then may I suggest you look into franchising?

Recommend Use of Speech Recognition, Not Derivative Software For Online Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It seems there is a lot of stress out there for online article marketers to keep up the volume of incoming articles to complete in their various niches. Due to this fact many have decided to use tools to better help them. Some use templates, in fact I'd say 40% of the article marketing folks online do. Some try to use PLR articles which they try to modify. Others use attempt to use derivative software, after buying articles from ghostwriters.

To Use Templates Or Not to Use Templates - That is the Question!
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you are an online article marketer or writer you will no doubt come across folks who will advise you to use templates when preparing articles, and so you wonder if you should go for it? Well, if you are having trouble producing articles then yes, this might be a worthy option for you. Do I use article templates? Usually not, but I sometimes do, however as you get to be a better writer you most likely will not need them.

Why Does Bolivia's Evo Morales Want UAV Technology?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Evo Morales, the socialist elected President of Bolivia is running for reelection, it appears that he will most likely win even though there are riots and protests from various people in the civilian population there. The President of Bolivia has been busy buying weapons from Russia, and a huge airliner corporate jet airplane. This is unfortunate considering that Bolivia is the poorest of all nations in Latin America, except for those living in rural Honduras. But Bolivia is by far the poorest of South America.

How to Help Your Friend Prepare a Business Plan
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Often people who are very good in business will have their friends come to them when they have an idea of a new company to start. Generally, we all recommend that it makes sense to prepare a business plan to help bring investors on board, or to take to the bank to borrow the money to start their company.

Outsourced Articles From India - Do You Get What You Pay For?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many online article marketers are looking into outsourcing their article writing to India. Why you ask, well, for a couple of simple reasons. One, is the most entrepreneurial types, if you dare to call someone with a little website selling trinkets on the Internet an entrepreneur, are not creative types and they lack the skills it often takes to be a decent writer, thus, they really cannot write their own articles. At least not that well and they cannot seem to perform at the optimum level to produce the quantity level needed to be relevant to their article marketing needs.

Can We Find Child Geniuses in the Poorest of Nations?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Not long ago, I was having a re-occurring conversation about finding the young human geniuses of the world and this time it was focused on finding those in Third World poverty stricken nations. Then doing whatever it would take to help them rise to the top, so that they can be of the most benefit to their growing nations and then the world. An acquaintance mentioned to me that it would be nice to set up educational programs to help these kids capitalize on their abilities.

Should Clinical Psychologists Be Allowed to Plead Insanity in Murder Cases?
[Reference-and-Education:Psychology] Should a psychologist who is on trial for murder, be allowed to plead insanity? Now, we know it is true that many psychologists are completely crazy, and many of them go into the field because they want to understand their own mind better. Nevertheless, eventually they come to an understanding of who they are, why they are this way, and how they think. Of course, someone trained in clinical psychology, would know exactly how to act to fool other psychologists into thinking they were insane.

Anti-Preemption Theory - Does it Hold Water?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Karl von Clausewitz, the famous military philosopher of days gone by believed that if your enemy was building up their forces to attack you at some point in the future by surprise, that you must act and attack him first using the element of surprise to your advantage. In other words, he was talking about preemption from an intellectual standpoint and philosophical reality.

Have a New Invention and Making a Prototype - Be Discreet
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Over the years, I've had the opportunity to be involved in all sorts of interesting innovations. Some of the projects were my ideas and concepts. On others, I only worked as a component of the project, or advised in some consulting fashion. Not long ago, I was discussing a great invention idea with an acquaintance as he was considering launching a new product.

Franchisees Must Give 110% to Win - Christmas Eve in Fort Myers, FL Case Study
[Business:Franchising] I you want your franchise to succeed, you need to give 110% of your efforts; you have to be in it to win it. As a former franchisor, I can tell you that the most successful franchisees went above and beyond the call of duty, they took their businesses as serious as their families, and because of that their success seemed to know no bounds. In fact, I was often humbled having franchisees that had succeeded in my business model better than I had succeeded in it prior to franchising that business model.

Take Notes of Every Business Deal - Documentation Warriors Usually Win
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] If you are in business, and you are constantly making business deals then you need to document every single deal you ever make. You need to take notes, keep records, make notations of phone calls, keep receipts, and make files with paperwork so that you can know exactly what was said, who said it, and when everything happened. Why you ask?

One-Sixth of the World's Population - Talking About India
[News-and-Society:International] It is quite amazing the incredible innovation and growth that is being experienced in India. It is amazing how the standard of living is improving, the technology is improving, the education is improving, the infrastructure is growing, and the power, strength, and will of all Indians is showing light. What we basically have in India right now is 1 billion humans on the fast track to prosperity, and they are undeterred, committed, and are dedicated to persevere no matter what it takes.

A Nation Cannot Progress Until People Believe in Themselves and Their Country
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Many folks who study the social sciences, and especially the growth and viability of great nations believe that a nation cannot progress unless it's people feel entitled to live in a great society. That is to say until the people believe in themselves, their unity, their team, and their country they cannot move forward to do great things. After World War II, the United States felt quite proud of themselves, and that they could do anything, and so they put a man on the moon.

Tesla Electric Car Acceleration - Dangerous?
[Automotive] Well, the other day I saw my first Tesla electric car out in public, it was here in our California town. And yes, I drive a little red sports car myself, so when it pulled up to the signal I rev'ed my engine letting the driver know I wanted to race, he gave me the nod and smiled. Boy, did I feel stupid when that light turned green and I watch that car accelerate past me like I was standing still. Now then, my car is pretty fast, and I timed the light just right, thanks to my fast reflexes, but that didn't matter much as that little Tesla car went by me like I was standing still.

Becoming an Introspective Deep Thinker is No Excuse For Missing the Life Experience
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] Many folks with super high IQ have a tough time dealing in society because they are so much smarter than everyone else, and they don't have the same interests. In fact, they get bored talking about silly and irrelevant things. Some people assume that they are socially inept, but that may not necessarily be if they are around people of their own IQ levels. How would I know all this? Well, you see I run a think tank and a meet quite a few of these people.

What is Wrong With Los Angeles Or Doing Business There?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Los Angeles is the largest city in the United States of America, in Southern California alone there is 460 sq miles of concrete with about 16.5 million people living on the surface. That is a huge market by anyone's standard, therefore, it is a great place to sell goods and services, as you would never run out of customers. Los Angeles is also a growing city due to the huge Hispanic influence, and you only need to get on the freeway to see that this is true. So, what is wrong with Los Angeles?

Of Industrial Capitalists and Railroads - The American Investment Saga Continues
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Warren Buffet is a billionaire investor who looks for value and assets to back up his investments, and long-term viability for increased profits in long-standing businesses and industries. If you read any of Warren buffets essays you will understand that he is a guru when it comes to corporate governance, ethics, integrity, and real-world common sense in business. Indeed if you read some of the books on Warren buffet such as "The Warren Buffett Way, and quote by Robert G. Hagstrom, Jr. you'll begin to understand what I'm talking about.

Ideas Create Change and Citizens Chase and Embrace Change to Cease History
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many people believe that it is government that makes changes in our society and civilization, and that it is the people or the masses which create the change from there. The reality is that, it is ideas, and concepts which create trends, which eventually work into the society and become the norm or the new thing. Not long ago, I had a conversation with a group of think tankers on this very topic.

Does Article Marketing Really Work? - Come On Don't Lie to Me!
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There are a huge number of people writing articles online, in fact there must be over a quarter of a million online article marketers who are constantly authoring new articles to maintain their search engine rankings and drive quality targeted Internet surfer traffic to their websites. The question is does it really work? Not long ago, a brand-new article author e-mailed me to ask me if I was getting any benefit out of the 19,000 articles online which I have written, and if I felt the time I spent was worthy.

Keyword Discovery For Online Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Most online article marketers try to chase down the most prevalent keywords, and they go ahead and use search engine tools at Google to discover just what those keywords might be. However, as good as this might work for some things, it may not be the best way to do it all over time.

Output and Process in Preparing Articles Online
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] If you are an Internet marketer and you want to sell more products online then obviously you've looked into writing articles with bylines at the bottom and links to your website. This is an excellent way to draw in targeted traffic to visit your website, and hopefully you'll be able to convert them into buying something from you on online.

Overcoming Online Article Writer Hang-Ups
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] For those who are engaged in Internet article marketing they know that they must constantly write quality articles and they need a decent quantity of those articles to make their marketing endeavors online work. This is easier said than done, because someone has to sit down and write all the articles so that the marketer can engage in informational selling. Sitting down and writing hundreds if not thousands of articles is hard work. You can take it from me, because I've done it.

Future of Islamic Sponsored Unions in Egypt Enough to Spook Even the Chinese
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many people complain that most of the jobs in our country went to Mexico after NAFTA was signed. No, not all the jobs went to Mexico, but a big chunk of them did, and many union workers complain because those were good paying jobs at one time. You may not realize this but at one point in American history 75% of our economy was manufacturing, today it is around 10%. Some people say it is higher depending on how you figure it. But the reality is the service sector.

When the Dollar Dives the Government Will Demand More Taxes - But Who is Going to Pay?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Everyone says the economy is getting better, because the stock market is getting better, and the economy usually recovers 6 to 10 months after the stock market recovers. Still, for those people out of work and unemployed they are watching the employment numbers rise, and they cannot get a job. Meanwhile, we are watching our dollar become worth less and less on the world market. In some regards this is good for our manufacturing sector, as it enables us to compete.

Does China's Demand For Resources and Oil Undermine a Peaceful World?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It seems as if every time the United States of America decides to break off trade negotiations with another nation because of their human rights violations, corrupt government, or the exporting of goods or services that are below the standards of US regulatory bodies, we find the Chinese going in and making a new friend. It is great to see that the Chinese are using free market principles and trade to better their civilization, but it is also unfortunate when their demand for resources and oil is so great that they will throw away their human conscience when...

Raw Data Analytics Are Worthless Without Intuition, and Wisdom
[Business] It is amazing how business enterprise software today is able to give an abundance of facts and information to the executives which run these companies. The raw data analytics that are available to most modern corporations are absolutely unheard of, if you asked anybody 20 years ago, it would be considered science fiction. In fact, when Bill Gates wrote the book "Business at the Speed of Thought," many people really didn't get it and thought that he was a visionary, but pushing the limits of future realities.

Industries Cannot Self Regulate With Rogue Players Or Association Favorites
[Legal:Regulatory-Compliance] Whenever Congress wants to make new regulations, the various industry associations get up in arms, and they immediately start lobbing all the congressmen and senators to allow their industries to self regulate. The industry associations that have a power structure, claim that they can regulate their industry best because they know the ins and outs, and the regulatory bodies cannot possibly regulate businesses in their industry because they don't understand them. Whereas, this is probably true, I'd like to look at the matter in a deeper perspective.

It is Okay to Be Right - It's Not Okay to Have to Be Right All the Time
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There is nothing wrong with being correct, there is nothing wrong with being right. We are often lead our society to believe that everyone can be right, because they see things from a different perspective. This type of political correct thinking is absolutely evil, and it allows people who make bad judgments, errors, and are incorrect to get away with their nonsense.

What Does Customer Service Mean to Your Customer? - Bridge the Gap
[Business:Customer-Service] If you ask any small business person if they give good customer service, you will get between 85 and 90% of them claiming that they give great service, in fact, they'll tell you they give the best service of all their competition in the industry. Well, I'm here to tell you that's mostly baloney. Let me tell you why, and let me explain how I came to this reality and FACT. I say fact because this is not perspective based thinking, it is what I know to be true from observations, experience, and my knowledge of the market place.

"Water Will Be the Oil of the 21st Century," the Author Stated
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Will water be more precious than oil in the future; how can that possibly be you ask? Well, in many places it already is, and this will continue and the number of regions of our planet where this is already the case is expected to rise significantly. Did you know in the Middle East that oil is cheap compared to water, it's true, and their desalination plants run 24/7 to provide fresh water to their populations.

Anonymity Online in China is Not Going to Fly!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] It looks as if all those days of elusive avatars, and screen names running around the Internet anonymously are coming to an end in China. Indeed, there was a company that helped users hide their identities, but all that is changing fast. According to an article in MIT's Technology Review by David Talbot on October 15, 2009 titled; "China Cracks Down on Tor Anonymity Network - A leading anonymity technology is targeted by the Chinese government for the first time.

Article Writers and the Curse of the Perfectionist
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Perfectionism is a double edged sword; it is both a gift and a curse. You see if you wait until everything is perfect before you do anything, chances are you'll end up doing very little, but what you do accomplish will be great, as that is a given. Still, perfection can often be your worst enemy.

Procrastinating and Online Article Writer's Dilemma
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There are few things in life that I would consider evil. Being a nonreligious person myself I don't buy into any of the things that I'm supposed to fill guilty for, but there are things that I consider evil and they are things such as; mediocrity, hypocrisy, excuses, indifference, and procrastination. It is interesting that in modern society many people have become consumer oriented, and they will charge their credit cards to buy something to have instant gratification.

Writers Block Discussion From an Online Article Writer Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] So, the question is do I suffer from writer's block? The answer is no, because I am not a writer, thus, impossible! I just suffer from non-writer's block, nope, not that either. You see, I am an entrepreneur who writes about his knowledge, observations, education, research, innovations, thoughts, and various business, sports, hobbies, nonprofit, and philanthropy endeavors.

Time Allocation Consideration For Online Article Writing and Preparation
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The question is; what time management tips would I give to online article writers? There are several actually. One has to do with setting yourself up so you can write a complete article without having to stop and think about what you might be writing next. The best way I've found to do this is to spend some time writing titles of articles to write, then creating word files for each one and then writing three or four sentences on that page.

Is it Really the United States' Fault For Everything?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There are some folks out there who blame the US for exploiting their resources in their countries. For instance, Hugo Chavez is quick to point out the evils of capitalism and the "blue eyed devils" as he calls us in the US for the global economic crisis and his own problems in his own nation. Rather than taking responsibility for the economic conditions he blames capitalism.

Should I Use Article Templates in My Online Article Writing Endeavors?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There is a lot of talk in online article marketing about using templates, and this is fine for the new writer who lacks the writing skills necessary to put forth a decent article, a good argument, or a free-flowing dialogue. However, at some point when your writing becomes better, I recommend that you ditch the templates completely. You can ask any technical writer about creating tables of contents, outlines, and then trying to force all that data, information, graphs, charts, discussion, and subject matter into it, and they will tell you it's harder to write that way.

How Many Words Long Should Your Online Articles Be?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] As a highly prolific online article writer, many people have asked me what is the best length for an online article? Some of the top online article directory sites believe that it is between 400 and 700 words. Most online trade journals are looking for articles in that range or slightly higher. I have noted that most news articles online are under 300 words, and often under 200.

Article Writer's Allocations of Time and Tasks
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] So, the question is how much time should you spend on researching, writing, and editing your articles? In other words what percentage of time should you allocate for each of those three endeavors? The reality is that you should spend time perhaps on setting up your articles, such as formatting, creating titles, doing outlines, making notes within your articles as well as; the research, writing, and editing.

How, Why, When, and Where Can You Find Great Ideas For Article Writing?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's not easy to do, but it is possible to develop skills that will allow you to come up with 2 to 3 original thoughts every single day of your life. It took me about 10 years to train my brain to come up with original thoughts. You have to empower your imagination, curiosity, and innovative spirit, it's not impossible to do, and I imagine this is what Leonardo da Vinci had developed for himself.

Dear Latin America - Do Not Turn Your Back on Capitalism Or the USA!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] When a ruler wants to take over a nation and citizenry the first thing they do is take away the opposition and their ability to rebel or challenge their authority. Such as removing dissenters or detractors, and political opponents from the population, having them disappear or throwing them into prison on trumped up charges. Then the government works to remove the citizen's weapons claiming they will take care of them, so there is no need for guns.

More Questions Than Answers For China
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It seems rather obvious that China's central planning is in full motion, and they are not just talking, they are making deals around the world for resources, oil, and trade deals. Some say they are scrambling to keep their economic growth engine primed while this global economic crisis has crushed their exports. Well, either way you have to give credit where credit is due, the Chinese are not resting on their laurels, and what do they say about; "when the going gets tough?"

Mahmoud Abbas Resigns the Palestinian Authority Without Creating a Palestinian State
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Will the Palestinian Authority collapse back into chaos, and will Hamas use this opportunity to fire rockets into Israel? Many believe that there are rockets already in place in the Palestinian territory to do that and that there are perhaps enough rockets for several weeks of volley.

The Vindictiveness of Questionable Folks Online is Out of Control
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Here is something you may not be aware of but perhaps, you ought to think about. Not long ago, someone took my name and posted an article on a disgusting "adult dating and sexual meeting website" and on this site there were under-aged teen images in their click ads. Apparently, this was a purposeful attack to slander my name, and I understand that this is something that vindictive folks online often do.

Is Your Product a Service Or is Your Service a Product?
[Business] If you run a service business, then one could say that the product you are selling is just that; Service. Thus, you better have reliable, consistent, and quality services and the price better be in line with the competition.

Watch Out For Authority Enslavement!
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] Many folks feel economically enslaved, that is to say they are drowning in debt, mostly short term debt and they are working just to maintain their lifestyles. This is no one else's fault although they feel trapped and blame other for their poor financial choices, even though deep down they know they should have known better.

China's Spider Web Central Planning Distribution Model
[News-and-Society:International] Those who criticize China may be missing the value of their excellent central planning. Now, some might say China is utter chaos in its growth strategy, but I see some real brilliance there myself. I see a giant "Spider Web" distribution system at the heart of their strategy.

Is Peak Oil Real? - It is For China and the World If You Factor in Chinese Demand
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] China has resources, lots of them, they have coal, oil, minerals, iron ore, and natural gas. Unfortunately, at their current rate of growth it will not be enough. Thus, they appear to be on a scavenger hunt around the world to tie up future supplies. What smart planner wouldn't; and we know that the Chinese are very good planners, that is obvious.

Chinese Scientists Create Black Hole - Really?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Recently Chinese scientists have said they can create a black hole on top of the table. The scheme is not as new as their researchers would have you believe, and it really wouldn't be a black hole as we know it. Nevertheless, the Chinese researchers claim that they will be able to do it and; "Hope to have a demonstration model by the end of 2009," according to sources and many news media outlets.

Someone Must Be Messing Around With All These Online IQ Tests
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] Lately, we've seen all kinds of IQ tests online, and many of them come in the form of a "click ad" within someone else's or some company's website. First, I'd like to say that many of these (but not all) are problematic, because once you finish the IQ test, it asks for your cell phone number to call you with your score.

A President's Dilemma Indeed - Send More Troops - Yes Or No
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The War in Afghanistan is interesting to say the least, and something that is most uncomfortable to the American People is a looming question; "Why are we there?" If we are there to attack the Taliban, then why? Did they attack the New York Trade Towers or was it Al Qaeda, and if it was both, as in the Taliban training camps trains enemies against the USA, and Al Qaeda carried out the attacks and we want to wipe them out, then we need to go after them with vengeance.

Online Article Authors Must Review Dead Links in Old Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Many article writers in the online venue enjoy putting outside links and references into their online articles. For years, in fact, this is exactly what I had done. However, I am less likely to continue this tradition in my online articles and I'd like to explain to you why, as I think it might assist you in making the same mistakes I have in the past.

Online Article Authoring and Taking a Break
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] For those of us who are online article writers we have noticed the various writing contests out there. Right now there is the annual November competition for novelists to write a 50,000 work novel in 30-days. These writing contests are good and they get writers in the groove, no matter what type of writer you are, or aren't and hope to be.

Gutter Mouth Teens - Who Would Hire Such a Person Anyway?
[Kids-and-Teens] We have all most likely over heard teenagers talk to the friends while hanging out. Sometimes we hear things as passersby and other times we hear them while sitting outside of an eating establishment, coffee shop, or some public place, like the ballpark, park, or on the beach. Now, it was not that long when I was a teen, or at least I am going to try to claim this so you don't guess my age, and thus, I know that I had friends back then who had "gutter mouths" when their parents, teachers, or some adult was not around.

China Car Sales Up 76% in October - Wow
[News-and-Society:Economics] Our elected representatives are calling the Cash-for-Clunkers-Program a success, and if you'll recall, our government spent tens of billions of dollars on this little stimulus package plan for the auto industry. Actually, it is one of the few stimulus programs which actually helped retail sales. Nevertheless, as soon as it was over the sales dropped back off; although to the credit of the program they've been up 10 to 15% from where they were before the program started, even though it is now over.

"My Robotic Boss Fired Me Today," She Said - Future Case Study
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] It is my contention that in the future there will be an artificially intelligent supercomputer running most large corporations, and they will use a business digital nervous system very similar to what Bill Gates described in his book "Business at the Speed of Thought." That is to say that the central computer will be hooked up in real-time to every cash register, every inventory computer, the company's accounting system, and it will know where its sales are coming from, the profit made in each area, as well as the losses.

Russian Underwater Submarine Base Strategy Copied by China
[News-and-Society:Military] Did you know that the Chinese have secret underwater submarine bases? It's true, and you know where they got the idea from; no, they didn't get it from the "Aliens" that all the conspiracy theorists and UFO'ologists talk about. Rather, they copied it from the Russians. It has long been known during the Cold War that the Russians had secret underground bases inside of mountains to house their nuclear submarines.

How Would You Design an Elective Course on Innovation For High School Students?
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Not long ago, I talked to the creative director from our local high-school, as it seems that the school was attempting to set up an elective course on innovation for the students. As I began to discuss this with her and all her ideas, I began to consider the implications of the viability of the course, and what outcomes it might have. It seems as the creative director she was focused on music, art, creative writing and drama and other such things.

Drastically Downsize Military For National Economic Prosperity - Foolish and Temporary
[News-and-Society:Military] In the United States of America many of our elected representatives are working very hard to bring more social programs to the American people. Unfortunately, these social programs cost a lot of money to start, and as they grow they keep consuming large amounts of money, adding to our already intense debt. In reality, the only thing our government is supposed to do for us at the federal level is to provide a common defense to the American people; military.

Marketing on Social Networks in a Viral Way - Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Internet-Marketing] Most small business people have been watching the social online networks, and they want to get involved, or have already taken the plunge into social networks to help drum up new customers, and excitement about their business. This is very wise, but marketing on social networks is much different than other types of marketing. The goal seems to be to get your information out in a "viral way" meaning, other people will take your information and send it to their friends, and so on.

The Long Sales Letter and Online Article Marketing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Indeed, I don't know about you, but I get very tired of reading online articles, and then clicking on the authors byline link, only to find a one page website with a long sales letter, one which goes on, and on, and on. Not long ago, I saw another one just like this, and I was shocked that the online Internet article marketer would try such a thing. How on earth can one look like an expert and a professional and then pull that type of hype on his readers?

"What's With the Top of the Ferrari Painted on Top of Your Driveway" I Asked
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] The other day I was jogging around my neighborhood, and I noticed someone had painted a Ferrari on their driveway. It was a top view as if you're looking down on the car, and I could tell it was a Ferrari Testarossa because in my younger days I used to own a car detailing business. At first I laughed, and I couldn't help myself, I had asked the guy what the deal was...

Hotel Industry Upgrades That Reduce Costs Or Save Expenses Considered
[Business:Retail] It is absolutely amazing how tough this economy has been on the hospitality industry, specifically hotels and restaurants. At the bottom of the economic crisis, and it hit everyone globally, travel was down by a significant margin. Places that rely on tourism in the United States such as Orlando, Las Vegas, and Atlantic City were hurt the worst.

Why Do You Need Tattoo Artists When You Can Use a Robot?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Tattoos] One innovation that needs to be considered for the tattoo industry is a robotic computerized tattooing machine. Such a machine would allow the operator to strap in the customer, and hold their body part in place. This way they could not move, but if they did the machine would sense the movement, and stop as to not damage the tattoo design. Using micro-lasers, and visual recognition systems, similar to those which are used for facial recognition at high security checkpoints, all of this is totally possible.

Location Based Articles and Online Article Directories Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many online article marketers work very hard to use location based articles to draw their customers from specific regions in the United States. In other words, they attempt to sell their products or services, or draw Internet traffic onto websites where they have phone-book-like directories for a certain location. Because many of the directory websites for a given city, or state, have overtaken the search engines, many online article directories do not want these types of articles pointing to these types of websites in their databases.

Moving From the California Beach to a Mountain Paradise Considered
[Real-Estate:Buying] The Southern California ritzy high-priced and ultra high paced life style in the beach communities tends to burn people out over time. Not long ago, an acquaintance mentioned to me that he was retired now and was considering moving from Newport Beach and perhaps into a Mountain Town with everything he'd need and without the riff-raff. Indeed, Newport Beach is great, absolutely cool and Laguna down the road, but the traffic now and such can burn people out really.

Sometimes Financial Business Correspondents Have Interesting Views
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Most people accuse Richard Scrushy of being the poster child what is wrong with our healthcare system, and whereas, there were some very interesting accounting issues at HealthSouth there, remember it's only one company and the system isn't working, just like a good many government programs, that just get bigger and bigger and provide less and less. Not long ago, I was discussing this issue with an acquaintance who was shocked that the justice system acquitted Mr. Scrushy, but he got a fair trial and he won his case, and that is how our legal system works.

In Goldman Sachs We Trust?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Goldman Sachs is an investment bank, largest on the planet and as we all know they are indeed a huge player on Wall Street. Many folks believe that it was Wall Street which helped cause this monstrous economic crash, later deemed to be the worst since the Great Depression. In reality AIG's London Office was the one insuring the mortgage bundles.

In the Future - Will We Declare War on Those Who Declared War on War?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] War on War Cubed; Yes, apparently so, and thus, aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves these days with all the in-fighting? Everybody seems to be picking sides, picking enemies, building up their teams, merely to have the strength in numbers to fight. Yes, it is a fight alright, but has anyone ever asked themselves why?

Site Selection - Slice of Life, a Car Wash and Detail Center Downtown
[Business:Small-Business] Main Street America? Site selection and Micro Economics of Small Town America. Securing a Good Location.

Aerial Blimp Refueling of UAVs
[Gaming:Computer-Games] Aerial refueling from blimps might be easier than we think. Currently we use C-130s to fuel Boeing Attack helicopters and Large Cargo Type helicopters, which can be a dangerous operation. The C-130 must slow down to very slow speeds and the helicopters are flying at high rates of speed.

Net - Centric Warfare Issues - Bandwidth and Security
[Communications] Battlespace electronic net-centric system concept. The future of warfare considered.

Evil Secrets of the Car Wash Industry Revealed
[Automotive] An industry insider tells all. Carwash Industry must come clean.

UAV Acoustic Apparatus For Insect Swarming Stimulus, Part One
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Can we coax warms of Locusts to attack our enemies? It appears we can do this by way of directional sound stimulus. Disrupting the enemy by guiding mass Locust Swarms towards communication posts, radar facilities, SAM Sites, Command and Control Stations, logistical sites, Major Infrastructures using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles equipped with sound devices which are typically used in agriculture in replacement of pesticides.

North Korea and Diplomatic Solutions - Random Thoughts Part II
[News-and-Society:Politics] North Korea and diplomatic games; something has to give and negotiating with those who renege on promises in treaties is a problematic issue for the United States. Here are some additional random thoughts on this issue which span a few years of off and on thinking on the matter.

GPS Tracking For Service Vehicles
[Communications:GPS] Efficiency in service businesses, which use vehicles, is very important, especially in the current period and paradigm of fuel prices and traffic congestion. Smart companies which need to prevent accidents, improve routing and avoid log-jams in the daily traffic are well advised to buy and install sophisticated GPS technologies for their vehicles. There are many companies offering such technologies and one needs to do a little research to pick the one best for them.

North Korea and Diplomatic Solutions - Random Thoughts Part Iii
[News-and-Society:Politics] Sizing up North Korea is important for a war there. We must leave all options on the table and of course give the Chairman of North Korea the respect he wishes while remaining firm as Hell until it freezes over in fact if that's what it takes...

Birds Are Much Smarter Than We Think
[Pets:Birds] Many people use the phrase; You bird brain! In order to make fun of someone and as a put down, yet in reality they maybe paying the person a compliment. How so you ask? Well you see Parrots and Birds are of interest, as their brains are small, but highly capable

Basic Rants on Detractors of Paul Wolfowitz and Donald Rumsfeld
[News-and-Society:Politics] Anti-Capitalists, Anti-Globalists and Anti-US folks will often complain about the Leadership of the United States of America and recently one wrote a series of paper slandering Paul Wolfowitz and Donald Rumsfeld. Let me tell you what I think; I think Mr. Paul Wolfowitz and Donald Rumsfeld are great men with strength of character and will not put up with much of the Machiavellian BS the world operates under although often have to a little just to be diplomatic.

Protecting the American People Through Technology
[News-and-Society:Politics] It is amazing the latest technologies used in the United States Military; we have certainly come light years in a very short time. Our military is the most technologically advanced army in the World.

When Persnickety Young Bloggers Attack Good Spirited Folks Online
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] We have a huge problem in our society and it has to do with the complete incivility online of bloggers and forum posters who exchange barbs online. What ends up happening is that a new comer to the group brings forth relevant information or a fresh perspective and then others who participate on forums for the sport of one-ups-manship, make persnickety remarks, and say mean-spirited things. Generally it is a young blogger, an X'er who acts out in this way, but not always.

Computers Cannot Duplicate the Human Mind
[Computers-and-Technology] Many say that man cannot build computers, which can duplicate the human brain, because the thoughts, memories and images in the brain are spiritual. Since God made man's brain this way, there is no way that scientists, researchers or artificial intelligence gurus in academia can recreate that.

Anti-US Internet Bloggers Say Bush Administration Failed During Katrina
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Areas in the United States of America element out on the Internet forums, which are attempting to badmouth our country. What they do is the read the world news and the United States news and find out all the little items because Americans to be disgruntled from time to time.

Al Gore and His Brilliant New TV Show Debuts
[News-and-Society:Politics] Excuse me for saying so, but Al Gore should not be allowed to have a TV show after bad mouthing our leadership and condemning our nation. He specifically went out of his way during the last election process to tell all Americans that our nation was ruined and being corrupted.

The Reality of the Drought Section I of a VI Part Series - May 2002, Part I
[News-and-Society] Regarding the drought and the developments and challenges ahead. Santa Fe NM as we previously stated is in a world of hurt and they are seriously figuring they will actually run out of water this year sometime. I doubt it, we are in El Nino coming up and the rainy season next year will fill it all up again.

Rapid Fire Laser Bullet Firing Mechanism
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Is it possible to make a high-powered laser machine gun that uses no gun powered and fires the bullets in such rapid succession that there is no worry of barrel melt down or missing your target? Would such a laser finding, aiming and firing machine gun type rapid-fire system be a worthy invention to protect our nation's most important assets?

Book Review of the Proliferation of Bio, Chemical, High Tech, and Nuclear Weapons
[Book-Reviews:History] We sure hear a lot of condemnation of the United States from the World Media, Al Jazeera, and in all the nations which own their own media; state-sponsored media that is. Generally, any nation that is less than stellar with human rights, enjoys America Bashing. Indeed, many believe this is because the USA has not been diplomatically as kind as they'd hoped giving out money, gifts, donations, and free-aid.

Canadian Woman Attacks McDonalds and Wal-Mart Online
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Let's be aware that so many people these days are causing a stir online in so many sectors of our economy, business communities, and politics that it is hard to say if any of them are legitimate, or if their concerns are real or relevant. The other day, I was reading where a Canadian "war-protestor" or at least this was what she called herself in the newspaper when interviewed, decided she would wage war on US capitalism, specifically two of the most successful companies in the World.

How to Start a Mobile Oil Change Business; Strategic Planning
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Every automobile with a reciprocating engine needs an oil change to remain in good running order. So it stands to good reason that an oil change business might be a good one to start.

Human Hibernation of Iranian Forces
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Okay so the World Community does not want us to use tactical bunker buster nukes to prevent Iran and their radical fundamentalist regime, which sends insurgents into Iraq to kill US Troops and sponsors international terrorism; from getting nuclear weapons?

The Wright Brothers
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Orville and Wilbur Wright were mere bicycle mechanics, yet they changed the history of mankind by inventing the first aircraft. It is amazing what one can do when you stop limiting your mind and go for it. There is probably no greater success story than that of Orville and Wilbur Wright.

A Few Quick Thoughts on Freedom and Technology
[News-and-Society:Politics] Things we do to control other species and other humans. Talking about past, present, and future.

How Do Bees Really Fly - Think Tank Discussion
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] It was recently determined that Bees aerodynamically speaking cannot fly. At least using all the known equations for lift, thrust, drag and weight used in the aerodynamic text books so routinely used by aerospace engineers and aircraft designers. But how can this bee possible? Well it seems rather obvious that the bee has evolved to use other strategies to fly.

Thinking on Protecting the American People
[News-and-Society] To truly protect the American People from any and all potential International Terrorist threat it is important to understand that we need to be thinking outside the box and use our minds to come up with concepts, which are abstract. We must consider methodologies of nature, survival of species, viruses, human immune systems, choke points, surveillance, technology, distribution methods, war planning, computer and information flows. Nothing should be off limits when developing an over all strategy to protect our people.

Bio Fuel and Bio Diesel Distribution From Commercial to Consumer Markets
[News-and-Society:Politics] We all know we must kick the habit and our addiction to foreign oil. But how can we quickly ramp up our efforts to grow our own fuel. How can we move closer to growing our percentage of use to Bio Fuels and Bio Diesel?

Does Capitalism Have Terminal and Fatal Flaws?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many folks around the world are starting to have second thoughts about capitalism, and thus, many socialists are rising to power because of this. In fact, many have noted the Domino Effect of socialism throughout South America. Consider if you will ALBA which is a consortium of Socialist and Communist Nations, with a few in Latin America on the borderline of capitalism moving towards socialism.

Issues of Financial Independence
[Finance:Debt-Consolidation] So often we hear how hard it is in America to retire with financial independence. We hear horror stories that only a small percentage of our population has any money in retirement and that most folks are poor in their later years.

God Gave Man Inner Reflection - Can Machines Do That?
[Computers-and-Technology] Many scientists and researchers are trying to duplicate man's mind in artificial intelligent robots. This concerns many Biblical Scholars and Devout Christians and it really pisses off those of the Muslim Faith.

Teachers Pay in the United States
[Business:Careers-Employment] One of the most important positions for the forward progression and ongoing stability of a nation is that of a teacher. If we fail to teach the next generation correctly then all we have done in the present period is lost and will disappear in the next.

Terra Farming Or Terra Forming - For NASA it Could Be Both
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] When we go to other planets and decide to make a colony on those planets we will need to be totally self-sustaining. In other words we will need to grow our own food and make our own oxygen and make sure there is water.

Does God Want You to Have a Smarter Brain Through Technology?
[News-and-Society:Religion] There is a great debate arising in the life sciences as scientists and researchers figure ways to increase your brainpower through technology. Using technologies and techniques in the Bio Sciences most scholars believe that soon they will find a way to safely integrate such technologies as NanoTech, BioTech, computer sciences, artificial intelligence and robotics to help humans become smarter and have add on memory.

What Will Our Railroad Look Like in 50 Years?
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Have you seen the cool pictures of high-speed trains in other countries, with their sleek bodies and capabilities of speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour? Wow. This can all be possible in the United States as well you know. In fact many companies are joining with government agencies to see this reality thru in the next 50-years.

Thermal Imaging to See Inside Private Residences - Patriot Act?
[Home-Improvement:Security] Many druggies want to keep their little drug sales Home Business to themselves and they do not want the US Government or even local law enforcement to use thermal imaging to see if they are growing something in there or cooking up some toxic crystal meth. I guess that makes sense, no body wants to go to jail, even if they are breaking the law and poisoning the minds of our children right?

Strategic Marketing Plan For Carwash Waste Water Recycle Equipment Sales - Case Study
[Business:Marketing] How does someone with a good sound innovation for specialty environmental equipment bring their device and system to market and sell it. Well lets take a look at just such an innovation and work through the process of developing the beginning stages of a strategic marketing plan for a carwash waste water recycle equipment to insure robust sales.

Conquering and Controlling Massive Locust Plagues
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] We have all heard the saying; Divide and Conquer, yet when it comes to one of the greatest threats which is made by another species to mankind's civilization and existence is it really possible? Can we in fact stop a Locust Plague and if so how? Well perhaps we can use sound to control their flight paths and steer them away from farmland and villages? But how you ask?

The Future 50-Years in Rail Road
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Does anyone have any ideas what the future in railroad will be like in the United States? Will we have mag-lev high-speed trains, air-cushioned freight trains and bullet passenger trains? Well it is an interesting subject from a planning perspective and from a Futurist point of view.

Hydrogen Creating Barges Or Platforms in the Ocean to Make Truck Fuel
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] A very smart gentleman and futurist ask today if we could build barges to make hydrogen fuel for cars? Put them in the ocean and let them make hydrogen near transfer terminals to put into the distribution system so we could deliver it to gas stations to put in cars and trucks. Could it really be that easy? Indeed, sure that works, have Desalination system prior to hydrogen separation collection system and merely release the oxygen there?

Accelerating Building of Hotels With Prefab Bathrooms
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] After a Natural Disaster many of the area's hotels are damaged and there were not even enough hotels before the disaster to handle all the homeless people, whose homes were destroyed or the huge numbers of people who come to the region to rebuild. Building Hotels Faster after disaster is also possible and needed until people can move back into their homes. We need to find ways to accelerate the building of new hotels, expanding those already there and fast tracking rebuilding of damaged rooms in hotels and with Prefab Bathrooms and prefab modular buildings we can attach units ...

Auto Detailing and Mobile Car Washing - Doing Business With Ugly Duckling and Rent-A-Wreck
[Automotive] If you own a mobile car wash company or auto detailing firm sometimes the best clientele are companies, which are normally not sought by your competitors due to the stigma of their brand name. But I would advice such mobile cleaning service companies to re-consider such quick judgments and let me tell you why.

Russian Spammers Learning English to SPAM Your Inbox
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Spam-Blocker] How do Russian Spammers get customers in the Western World? Well unlike many of the illegal aliens here coming from Mexico they are learning English and using this to their advantage to SPAM all of us?

Text to Speech Reading Programs and the Future
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Currently there are many FREE speech to text downloads that you can get off the Internet from very reputable websites such as Microsoft Partners. These Free in downloads can certainly help those who are blind or partially sighted. The future of accessibility in personal computers is upon us and these new technologies will help unite the world and connect the unconnected.

ATVs - Military Grade
[Automotive:ATV] Well obviously our military has had much success with ATVs in both Gulf War I and II. It caught our enemy off guard early on in the war as our advancing ATVs ripped across the desert with kick-butt US Marines on them. They overtook the enemy so fast they did not know what was happening. Like Modern Day Road Warriors our US Military took the initiative and advantage and never gave the enemy a break. It was truly over that fast.

Will Online Article Marketers Be Regulated in the Future?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Article marketers may be aware that they are straddling a gray area of law. The federal government and specifically the Federal Trade Commission enforce unfair and deceptive advertising practices. Now you may say what is this have to do with online article marketers?

Aftermath of Indonesia Tsunami and Environmental Fixes
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The Sumatra Earthquake and the Indonesia Tsunami that followed proved to be one of the works natural disasters from Mother Nature in our present period and killed over 200,000 people. Billions of dollars of aid funneled into the area to mop and help victims...

Texas Drought Well Documented in the Past
[News-and-Society] We all know about the recent wildfires in the plains of Texas, which burned millions of acres and it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out why. There have been severe droughts, which dried much of the land.

Motorcycle Side Car Options and Designs
[Automotive:Motorcycles] Are you a motorcycle enthusiast, but are finding it difficult to convince your significant other to go along for long rides? After all, your butt gets pretty sore after a while so it stands to reason that taking passengers on a 300-mile motorcycle ride is not the easiest thing in the world to do. One-way to convince your significant other that a motorcycle needs to be in your future in that it is essential to spend the money for a great motorcycle, is to tell them you will also get the high-tech side car that matches for them to ride on.

911 Conspiracy Theorists Still at it
[News-and-Society:Politics] Where do all these conspiracy theorists come from? There are actually people who believe that President Bush; the president of the United States of America planned the 911 attacks? This is about the most insane accusation I have ever heard. Sure the liberals come out in force and of course the liberal writers who are on Prozac, alcoholics and manic depressionists

Changing Military Convoy Colors on the Fly
[News-and-Society:Military] In the future of modern battlefield will change in the supply chain convoys will move much faster. As these convoys move faster they will also move through different regions where the terrain is different color.

Schlumberger 747 Fire Bomber to Stop Locust Swarms
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Locust Plagues are a real problem for mankind and are so huge and ominous that nothing seems to be able to stop them. We have tried to use chemicals, pesticides and other insecticides to stop them but they just keep on going and eating. It takes days for them to die...

WiFi Security
[Communications] One of the biggest concerns as the wireless world grows is that of security of data; especially personal data. Many people do what they call war-driving to find an open WiFi network to get their emails while traveling, although this is a common practice, it is against the law.

Teens and Video Games - What is a Parent to Do?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] One parent and homeschooling mom suggests an alternative to violent and sexual video games, as they obviously teach our children things, which are not mentally healthy at all. Perhaps SimCity is a suggestion worthy of mention?

Exercise Bike in the Moon Base Station
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Should we use exercise bikes on the moon to stay fit? Should we collect the energy from all the pedaling to use for back up power or to top of the batteries? Well recently this subject came up in an online think tank and a guest said it was a dumb idea.

Recycling Space Junk and Debris
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Well here we are in the year 2006 and what do we have? We have humans polluting space? That's right we have space junk. We have old debris floating around out there and it is a dangerous thing. We need to get this stuff out of the way and also collect some of this debris to recycle?

Hopping Robots, Spheres and Haptic Review of Robotic Space Concepts
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] We need more space robotic exploration units to help us explore other worlds. One interesting concept is to build beach ball size robotic exploratory units to work in packs or swarms on the surface of a planet or in the more dense areas of a gas planet.

Tribrid Cars Powered in Part by Wind?
[Automotive] Is it possible to build a wind-powered car where the wind generation systems would charge a battery which would power the car? Could it charge the batteries enough to make it all work? Well this concept was recently discussed in an online think tank.

Sound Waves to Kill Pirates Attacking Cruise Ships
[Travel-and-Leisure:Cruising] It is true and even more important is that even though not all the cruise ships have them yet, the pirates do not know which ones do. This is a wonderful new technology to protect passengers and crew, not to mention a cruise ship worth upwards of half a billion dollars.

Discussions on Killing Killer Bee Swarms in Flight
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] To diminish or kill a killer bee swarm in-flight as it is trying to attack a human you have to be careful not to kill the human. And you must understand how insect swarms fly. And so an online think tank began discussing this topic at length. How do these swarms stay aloft?

What is Needed to Make it in Society?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] What is needed to be successful in society these days? Can you think of all the things you want your children to have or do to achieve success? I bet you can, in fact this is why one parent and think tank member in an online think tank recently mentioned this at a meeting and she stated:

Look Out - Space Junk 10 O' Clock
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] The future of Space is now upon us as the fledgling space industry gets started. But are humans being smart about what is out there? You see, we have one hell of a lot of Space Junk floating around out there and it is moving very fast as it orbits the Planet.

Exercise Bikes in the Space Colony Stations Or Long-Term Space Flight
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] A proposal has been circulated in an online think tank to put stationary bicycles, which charge batteries about spacecraft, in space colonies and on space bases. One think tanker critical of this idea says...

Flying Underwater UUVs Or Small Manned Submarines
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Is it possible to build a submarine, which flies? Can we build a small underwater craft with the latest new innovative materials, which is light enough to fly, but strong enough to withstand the pressures of the ocean? Could that be possible? Well one online think tank is considering that very issue and they have come up with a fewer rather intriguing designs for instance; Manta Ray Concept using floating techniques, ground cushion and expandable strategies to become airborne.

FTC Cannot Regulate Lawyers?
[Legal:Regulatory-Compliance] Why is it that every single industry is regulated except lawyers? It is really funny because they are the only ones who are really putting the screws to the American People.

Car and SUV Winterization
[Automotive] Protecting your pride and joy and one of your largest investments this winter. The automobile has become an extension of its owners personality as well as representing a huge chunk of our hard earned income. Lets face it, as Americans we love our cars.

Drought Continues Along With Fires, Lightning and Funnel Clouds, Historical Data 2002
[News-and-Society] It is smart to look back at recent historical data in monitoring drought situations to make sure not to be constantly repeating the same mistakes over and over again and to work on problems in advance. This might be of value to you and you can think on it.

The Reality of the Drought Section I of a VI Part Series - May 2002, Part II
[News-and-Society] State-owned reservoirs on June 1 held only 88 percent of the water typical for that date. This is not as bad as it sounds however this is two month old data and levels which get no rain only go down as the melting snow was so light that most just soaked into the ground with little runoff.

Part Six of the Drought of US Droughts - June 2002
[News-and-Society] Historical and Recent Past Period Drought Data is very valuable to predicting future trends and cycles. By doing this we can prepare for crisis by building adequate water resources and monitoring our fresh water supplies. It is important to understand all the regional dynamics in order to make good non-linear decisions to insure our civilization has what it needs. This data is from 2002.

Sport Aviation and Jet Aircraft
[Travel-and-Leisure:Charter-Jets] Do you want a little business jet with a lot of power? Well hold on, as we are almost here. There are many new little Biz Jets about to come to the market place. So what is happening in the Biz Jet marketing the last 2-years?

New Orleans Levee System History
[News-and-Society] Hurricane Katrina was serious indeed. Since the City of New Orleans is 12 feet underwater already it has always been at risk. The storm surge from Hurricane Katrina went right over the barrier islands and the waves severely impacted the lake. It was also due to the massive rains that filled up the canal over flows and sent increased water up the canals.

New Orleans Levee Breach Repair Option
[News-and-Society] One option to repair the breached 300-foot wide levee breach from Hurricane Katrina is to use an expandable dam. These dams are used around the globe now to hold back waters for a variety of reasons. In Tempe AZ there is one of these massive inflatable dams which was recently tested after the monsoon flooding, it held fine and kept the millions of gallons in place without any damage.

Future of Robotic Vessel Hull Cleaning
[Travel-and-Leisure:Cruising] Boat cleaning is tough, especially the hull. When inventors help entrepreneurs to find better technologies and robotic systems to clean hulls of vessels the fist thing they ask is: "How big are the Vessels you intend to clean?"

Wyoming - A Great State For Natural Resources
[Travel-and-Leisure] Our nation is mineral rich indeed we have an incredible amount of raw materials right under our feet. We have natural gas, oil, copper, coal, iron, and even uranium just to name a few. We are fortunate to have such natural resources and raw materials to support our industrial might.

Making a Mechanical Manta With Material Memory Manufacturing Methods
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] I propose building a mechanical manta ray as a Underwater Unmanned Vehicle; UUV. The manta ray will have air tanks inside of its wings and a sound device, which will also operate a sonar and an ELF communication system. The air tanks will be flexible rubber type tanks with an array of gases which when hit with a directional sound device will excite the air and gas molecules and expand the tanks, thus flapping the wings.

Manhole Covers Made of Composite With Built in Sensors
[Automotive] Manhole covers are generally made of steel and are quite heavy. In fact each year many American Utility Workers are injured due to the heavy covers. Fingers are crushed, heads banged and backs sent out of alignment. Today some cities have gone to replacing the manhole covers with synthetic or composite covers which can take the same amount of weight without cracking, do not rust, weigh considerably less and are not stolen to turn in for scrap metal.

Fighter Jet Trainers Sport Planes
[Travel-and-Leisure:Charter-Jets] You want a fighter jet as your personal aircraft; do not deny it. You want to travel faster than the speed of sound and play Top Gun in the sky. Well, it may be possible soon for you to do this, if you have the cash of course.

Ground Targets Via Space Laser Weapons
[Reference-and-Education:Science] It is now possible to overwhelm our enemy from space or near space (ultra high-altitude) Blimp weapons. Right now we watch as 11 Western States have massive wild fires, most caused by lightning, but they could just as easily be caused by laser weaponry. Like a lightning bolt from God, airborne laser weapons could wreak havoc on an enemy.

Choosing a Clone Or a Robot Dog?
[Computers-and-Technology] Our pets do not live forever and unfortunately they die after becoming so close to us. There are several companies now producing artificial intelligent robotic dogs for our much needed companionship. Within the next decade or so, they will become so real you may even forget they are robots.

NASA Sats For Point-To-Point Air Travel Solutions
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] It appears NASA's studies of the future of air travel and air taxi concepts. By studying these possible futures we may find our selves ready to accept flying cars in everyone's garage.

Berkeley Pit Superfund Site
[News-and-Society] As many of you know the Copper Mines, which are nearly all closed in the US due to falling Copper Prices in the 80's. Actually they had been steadily falling since the end of W.W.II. This Berkeley Copper mine owned by ARCO, provided nearly 80 percent of the copper in W.W.II.

Shooting Around Corners With New Concept
[News-and-Society:Politics] Currently the United States has weapons, which can shoot around corners, but they are not as accurate as we wish them to be. Often an insurgent will sit a top a building with a superior vantage point and a good location. He will then pick off our guys as they attempt to move and advance forward.

NASA Budget Space Shuttle Thoughts
[News-and-Society:Politics] Regarding the issues with the Space Shuttle and the in flight explosion of the Columbia. I believe that of course that hindsight is always easy to use to place blame, however we must continue the program and the Space Shuttle as it sits may not be the best technology as newer technology is now available for re-useable craft. There are newer ideas for heat tiles being considered and new technology of materials being introduced some of which obviously cannot be talked about.

Beta Testing First Mobile Internet Satellite Broadband, Part II
[Communications:Broadband-Internet] We were the first beta testers of a Mobile Command Center with full Internet Access in 1999. Our mobile command center was also the first unit with WiFi and Internet Mobile Access.

Do Not Call List - Call Center Industry Rebuilds
[Communications] The Call Center Industry is changing fast. Technology is advancing fast and competition is getting fierce with less people to call on in the Telemarketing Industry, especially with the FCC enforcing the standards of the FTC "Do Not Call List."

School Buses, Trucks, and Winter Preventative Maintenance
[Automotive:Trucks] Winter will be here soon enough indeed. Once, Winter is in full swing there are serious issues for school buses and school bus safety. The key is preventative maintenance. Many buses blow exhaust underneath either one or both back tires to keep warm and melt ice and snow after they stop to get traction.

Entrepreneurs and Franchisors Watch Out
[Business:Small-Business] New Franchisors and Entrepreneurs need to watch out as they enter into the world of franchising. What advice can I give to a new franchisor, I was asked today by another entrepreneur with a wonderful new concept; what are the tiger traps that lay ahead?

Automated Satellite Following System Truck Convoys
[Automotive:Trucks] The DARPA Challenge II is coming up soon and it appears we may have more than one team complete this year's course. Forty robotic teams have been picked for a second round of the ultimate challenge.

Environmental Economics, Stream of Thought
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Entrepreneurs can clean up the environment if we would let them. Look at Fred Smith's Brilliant plan to challenge American Ingenuity paid off. He said to the industry, build me a delivery van that uses 50% of the fuel as our current units and emits 90% pollution and he will by 19,000 of them. Well guess what, it worked.

Social Robotic Fish in Fish Farms
[Recreation-and-Sports:Fishing] We have a problem in our fish farms, especially Salmon. You see for 500 plus million years the Salmon spawn up river and then swim down to the ocean grow real big and swim all the way back and lay their eggs. It is a great cycle indeed. It works for them and very well.

Dodge City Kansas and a Little Bit of History For the US Traveler
[Travel-and-Leisure] Dodge City Kansas is a famous old western town. Dodge City is located in Ford County, KS. The down town area is totally revitalized. There are a couple of large industries there and a huge Stock Yard, and Auction. Definitely worth a visit.

Starting a Mobile Auto Detailing Company in 2006
[Automotive] How hard is it to build a customer base in a mobile car washing or mobile auto detailing company? You simply get a trailer or pick-up; load it with equipment supplies; make up a flyer and go make money right? Well yes and no. It is not exactly that easy, but indeed it is not that hard either.

Pressure Washing Small Business Tips
[Business:Small-Business] Have you considered starting a small business doing pressure washing? If so you will be glad to know that there is a lot of dirt out there.

Innovations in Auto Glass, Part I
[Automotive] Having the opportunity to run a franchise company in the auto sector has been quite an interesting job indeed. During my time as the CEO of The Car Wash Guys we ran a small team of researchers who gathered industry information from where ever we could find it.

Water Conservation For the Home
[Home-and-Family] Water Conservation; Are you asking yourself what you can do to help? Today I witnessed a lady purchasing facet for her bathroom, she told the cashier that hers had a leak. She is in a city that has a drought restriction and has even had at least one automotive care business in the city go out of business in the current month due to water restrictions making it difficult to do business.

Historical Economic Indicators in 2002
[Business] If we look at trucking in August 2000 we see it was up even as diesel prices were rising, nice steady 3-4% quarterly gains, before the drop out. There were lots of mergers in trucking, which continued all through the 2001 and into this 2002 year. Rail was a roller coaster between 1998 and 1999 with 2000 showing great confidence in the mergers of the few years past. Air freight was up to.

Mexico to Manufacture Aircraft
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] It appears Mexico with its 120 million population is considering getting into the lucrative aviation manufacturing sector. Of course this will mean that they must acquire some expertise and some trading partners to sell to once they build these aircraft.

Droughts and Salt Water Canals Random Thoughts
[Reference-and-Education:Science] We need solutions to our drought crisis in this country. There are simple but expensive solutions; for instance; Desalination, salt water rivers and conservation strategies. Now before you accusing me of hyping any of the newest technologies or try to tell me it costs too much, let me explain something about the Earth's water supply.

Inflatable Wings For Fighter Aircraft - Loss of Agility Debate
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Inflatable materials are coming of age both in strength and performance. It has been proposed that such inflatable wings be added to fighter aircraft so in flight the can retract and limit the amount of drag for increased performance and speed. Some aerospace engineers believe that such a concept modification to current aircraft designs would be an unworthy use of time, cost and even under whelm us in performance if built.

Testing X-Planes Under Satellite Surveillance
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] The United States and our technologies are far more advanced than any other current civilization, but this is a lead we should not risk losing. So when testing new technologies we must be careful to be wary of foreign satellites over head.

Hurricanes Bring Torrential Rain, But Droughts Last Longer and Can Be Worse
[News-and-Society] We often complain about the Hurricane Remnants delivering Torrential Rains or the huge storm, which are common to all areas of the Planet, including the United States. Yes Droughts are a big problem, as many who follow the recent US regional weather trends agree.

Future Cars and Technologies
[Automotive] Cruising down the road American have come to love the automobile and what it stands for. But what will our future cars look like? Some advanced thinkers and concept car creators are envisioning bio-diesel-electric cars with large body capacitors built out of space age materials. You are saying WOW; tell me more.

What Kind of Business Should I Start?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Have you ever brain stormed about what type of business you should start? Many are fed up with corporate life, worried about being laid off or have come to the conclusion that they are under appreciated and under paid. Those who are already unemployed or are looking are wondering; What kind of Business should "I" start?

Ancestry - Trace it For a Surprise
[Home-and-Family] Have you ever tried to trace your ancestry? It is fun and exciting to learn about our ancestors, but it is like any puzzle not so easy. In fact the more you do it, the harder it gets. Some have even resorted to DNA techniques to insure they are right.

El Nino and La Nina, Brother and Sister
[News-and-Society] El Nino commands respect from those who live near the West Coast and when those Pacific ocean surface temperatures are warmer than usual, even by a few degrees, you can be it will rain like the Dickens. Are we looking at an El Nino this 2005 Winter Season? How about a La Nina, with little if any rain causing even worse issues in lack of water supply?

Carwash Industry Innovations and Changes
[Automotive] Many believe that a carwash is something you go to where you get out of your car, they vacuum, you pay and they put your car into a tunnel, lots of mechanism, they dry it, you tip and then leave. Yes that would be a carwash wouldn't it? But that is not the only kind of car wash is it.

Sexual Robots and Techno Geek Innovations Considered
[Arts-and-Entertainment] Both the countries in the European Union and Asia are putting over ten times the development monies in research and development that the United States is into Robotics. The Japanese Automakers are far ahead of their US counterparts at General Motors and Ford. In fact Daimler Chrysler is as well.

Electro Magnetic Fields and the Human Bio-System
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Are we hurting our Human Bio-Systems with too many electronic gadgets around us? Cell phones, microwave ovens, radios, satellite TV, computers, WiFi, WiMax, radar detectors, automatic door openers, iPods, burglar alarms and electrical appliances are everywhere and all around us.

Order Cuban Cigars Online For Christmas, What About Hurricane Gamma?
[Travel-and-Leisure] For those who want to buy Cuban Cigars for Christmas Gifts online through a Canadian or Mexican source, you might wish to do it early, as Cuba's tobacco crop is in crisis. Can you actually get Cuban Cigars this year and can other cigars compete for taste?

Automotive Business - What Are Fuel Cell Membranes and Why Should I Care?
[Automotive] What are Fuel Cell Membranes and Why Should I care? Well first off, just in case you think things are not moving forward, that is not true, as the Donaldson Corporation is selling all the replacement and re-usable parts for Fuel Cells. Peruse this site and understand the nature of what is to come. Fuel Cells need clean air to run, therefore like a Diesel or Gasoline Engine they need air filters too. Contamination control is essential for safety of a fuel cell and also for proper efficiency. Los Alamos has been working on these and is almost at a major breakthrough.

Holographic Tour of the Pyramids
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Many people want to see the Pyramids during their lifetime. They are wondrous indeed, unfortunately traveling to that part of the world is not so easy and it does cost quite a bit. Recently some are fearful of visiting Egypt due to unrest in the world and perceived animosity towards Westerners.

Research of Art Online Submission Format Modeled After Article Websites
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Development] There are a few very good artwork sites where artists can send in their art or photos. Turns out these types of sites are very popular. But what if online art submission sites were formatted to work like online article submission websites on the Internet?

Nano Size MAV and Smart Dust
[News-and-Society] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAVs have come a long way and the United States Air Force now has over 15 squadrons of Predator Type Drones for surveillance. But scientists are literally trying to become the fly on the wall. Developing little flying hummingbird size UAVs called MAVs Micro-Air Vehicles.

What If We Can Stop Malaria?
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] What if we could prevent Malaria? What if we could save the 1-million people who die every year from this disease? What if Malaria were no longer an issue? What if the Mosquitoes did not pass it onto humans? What if humans could become immune? What if the Malaria parasite modified into something which was not in any way harmful to people?

Sensing Earthquakes With the Human Body and Mind
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Animals seem to know prior to an Earthquake that something is wrong. More animals run away from home prior to Earthquakes than at any other time. One Earthquake researcher noticing his dogs behavior noticed this and now makes predictions based on the number of lost animal reports which he says can go up 20-fold days prior to a large Earthquake. We also saw during the Tsunami and Earthquake in Indonesia that all the animals knew something was up and headed for higher ground.

Holographic Projection Glide Paths
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Holographic Technologies are getting closer to becoming reality and soon we can see the data on our computers in 3D, 4D and 5D. We will enjoy Virtual Reality on our 360 X-Box in our living rooms. Military strategists and war fighters can play out the battle in the virtual battlespace in advance and then watch it un-fold in real time.

Bird Flu Pandemic, Home Schooling, and Public Schools
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Can the United States survive the predicted Bird Flu Pandemic? Will we be forced to alter our lifestyles, wear masks and forego large public areas, activities and events? What about our children, school and education?

Killing a Low Density Asteroid
[News-and-Society] We have heard science fiction writers talk about killing asteroids to save our planet for decades. We have also heard them write about Comets hitting the Earth and life never being the same again.

Self Segregation and Division in America
[News-and-Society:Politics] Why do we keep hearing about race in the United States, why do we keep hearing about the race card being played? We are all in this together, yet we are all to blame as well. We need to put this behind us, we need to stop self-segregating, we need to celebrate unique-ness.

Mail Room to CEO in 20 Years, is it Still Possible?
[Business] Is it possible to go from bottom line worker to CEO in a Corporation in America? In fact history shows it is. We have had CEOs of McDonalds rise from lobby trash patrol. The CEO and CFO of Enterprise Rent-a-Car went from car washers to their positions. Often even with such examples critics will say that it is not possible today?

Exo Skeleton Technology to Train Marathon Athletes
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] Part of the United States Military's roadmap called the; "Future Fighting Force" calls for exo-skeleton type systems to help infantry carry large loads to prevent fatigue. Often troops on foot are expected to carry very heavy and large loads, this slows them down, which can threaten their lives when under fire.

Politicians and Public Official Ethics
[News-and-Society:Politics] When people are upset at their government, they often do not know who to blame, some are merely frustrated and upset. They know that they have no say, they know if they make a statement they will be attacked.

If You Do Not Respect Money, You Will Never Have Any
[News-and-Society:Politics] We have all heard folks tell us that the root of all evil is money. Some of us have heard people say follow the money and you will find a felon jelling. These are interesting comments, however if you follow the richest man in the World you will see a foundation, which has given more money than any other in the history of the human species.

Above Ground Wash Water Treatment Unit
[Business] Often when a small business opens to clean trucks, boats, rail cars, buses or automobiles they scramble to find an inexpensive unit to reclaim and clean the water, in fact what they are really looking for is a unit which can allow them to recycle most if not all of the wash waste water. A typical washing operation might use 2200 to 5500 gallons of water per day, which needs treating. The contaminated water will contain things such as biodegradable soaps and cleaning products along with whatever comes off of whatever you are washing.

eBay, Network Solutions, Internic, PayPal
[News-and-Society] Major Internet companies are losing credibility with customers, in fact customers they communicate cannot even be sure it is these companies contacting them in the first place. Companies like eBay, Network Solutions, Internic, PayPal have been huge targets as their customer databases are numerous and trusting of those brand names.

UAV Power Plant Issues
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology is the wave of the future for many things, not just military operations. We are using UAVs for border patrol, wildfire fighting, search and rescue and even atmospheric weather observation and scientific trend analysis. It is safe to say that UAVs will be around for a long time and the commercial applications are virtually unlimited.

Older VTOL Designs Need a New Review
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] As we look back at mankind's attempts to create the perfect Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft, we see almost an unlimited number of radical concepts, designs and departures from the typical aircraft models we are use to. It has been a goal of aerospace engineers through the ages to develop the ideal compromise design which can go from vertical take off with a heavy load and then proceed to forward high rates of speed and/or performance. Many of these designs go back prior to World War II.

Toxic Waste Results in New Orleans
[News-and-Society] New Orleans is now drained and all the flooded waters have been released into Lake Pontchartrain. Do you have any idea what is in all that water? Lots of stuff you say? Well indeed you are correct, as there is sewage, decaying organic matter from animals and plants, as well as chemicals, gasoline, chlorine, oil and a host of other floating debris.

Expandable, Inflatable, Extendable Wings in UAVs and Fighter Aircraft
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] A recent think thank has suggested a concept of using a concept of expandable, inflatable, extendable wings in UAVs and fighter Aircraft. In this concept it was debated whether aerodynamic current methodology and design would apply. Such a concept in fact would transcend many current and future technologies.

Why All the Debate on Lift and the Principles of Flight
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] There seems to always be debate around aerodynamic principals; specifically around the theory of lift and the textbook versions taught on the principles of flight. Many times it confuses physics students, even causes them to miss questions on test as the test answers often question the reality of what lift is and how aircraft really remain airborne, fly and remain aloft.

AUV Solar Powered to Monitor Lake Ponchartrain
[Travel-and-Leisure:Cruising] As the highly polluted water is drained from the City of New Orleans back into Lake Ponchartrain, it will have to be monitored. In the last few years leading up to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster the Lake had actually been making a strong comeback and had been considered clean enough to fish in or use as drinking water for the neighboring cities with only a little extra filtering.

No Child Allowed to Advance Game
[News-and-Society:Politics] Are we missing the boat in education of our next generation? Will we be able to shape the minds of innovation we need for the progression of our civilization? Can the No Child Left Behind Act solve the problems in education? Many believe it will; yet others are not so sure.

Floating City - New Orleans
[News-and-Society:Politics] Rebuilding New Orleans will cost us Billions after Hurricane Katrina. How will we go about such a massive effort to prevent the future destruction in a repeat Category Hurricane V event? I would like to hereby float the concept of building a floating city in part of New Orleans, surely this is not a new idea and there are others I assume who have also been thinking here. We can re-enforce the 350-mile Levee system, use it as the breakwater point and float the below water level areas of New Orleans on a floating city platform.

Simulated Space Colony and Space Station Locations
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Being one of the first Space Colonists is not going to be such an easy deal. It will take a group of people who really are into it and have complete control of their minds to stay tough with the dedication it will take to pull it off for a life long mission of that type. How will we know that those we invest in have the right stuff?

Very Light Jets - VLJs
[Travel-and-Leisure:Charter-Jets] There are many free market aircraft manufacturers working extremely hard to make small jet aircraft more affordable and efficient. This goes along with the new theory of Air-Taxi type travel as an alternative to flying large business jets, which use lots of fuel and are very expensive.

You Think There is Traffic Now?
[Automotive] If you think that traffic is bad now just listen to the hokum the Global Warming Alarmists are purporting now. They say; just wait until Global Warming raises the sea level 28 feet in the next 10 years? Imagine the traffic there will be when there is nowhere to drive. Quick buy a boat?

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in 10-years
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] What will unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs be like in ten-years? We know that the science is moving along very rapidly now. It seems everyone wants these UAVs for all sorts of things; Life Guards, Coast Guard, Weather Research, Planetary Exploration, Fire Fighting, Police Patrol, Animal Migrations and Military.

Dream on, Thoughts on Dreams and Dream Research
[Reference-and-Education:Psychology] Do you ever wonder what all your dreams are about? You know they mean something, but cannot figure it out? You are not alone, most people wonder what their dreams mean.

Locusts to Help Make Energy From Bio Waste, Part III
[Reference-and-Education:Science] If we bring the locusts to a feasting area of green cut up bio-waste to allow them to turn that into methane and protein, then we will be able to win the game. We must first limit the areas for egg laying so we do not end up with red-goo syndrome and runaway locust populations.

Rants on 70 Dollar Per Barrel Oil Prices
[News-and-Society:Economics] We here we are, we hit seventy dollar per barrel oil prices today. Predictable? Indeed, and yes I had been predicting that previously as you know. But it will not stop here as we see Hurricane Season is on its way and if it is anything like the 2005 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season, well let's just say it will not be pretty on supply issues, as refining capacity is removed from the flow of Fuel.

Railroad VS Trucking and the High Diesel Prices in 2006
[News-and-Society:Economics] Let's face it high diesel prices take a toll on our economy and when this occurs there is a significant maneuvering of distribution assets to maintain efficiencies. Right now FedEx and other trucking companies have increased prices over 5.9% to make up for this.

Robotics Wars
[Reference-and-Education:Science] If we are having difficulty getting recruits into the army; let's hire some robots? General Patton's famous quote goes "...an army moves on its stomach" and if you look at the needs of humans to complete a mission they require much in the way of logistical support, where as robots do not, sure some, but much less and we are not just talking about chaplains, psyche councilors, medics, recruiters, human resource personnel and cooks.

Augmented Reality and 3D 360-Vision
[Reference-and-Education:Science] We need a better vision system for the battlespace; an augmented reality 360-degree 3D device would solve many problems. This device could be very useful in wartime while flying a helicopter and much has been studied and many innovations have occurred with HUD in aviation. Whereas 360-degree informational awareness is of value, even more valuable would be a disassociated informational awareness.

United Nations Food Drops From Cargo Aircraft Technology Solution
[News-and-Society] There is a problem with the food delivery to nations with political unrest. The United States, UN and various humanitarian groups with good intentions bring in food for impoverished people during that hour of need, however it is often met by the worst of the humanity. Often rebel forces steal the food to feed themselves, sell it or use it to enslave rape and control.

Bomb Resistant Trash Cans of Carbon Nano Tubes
[News-and-Society:Politics] Many parking garages and buildings, even some airports now have bomb resistant trashcans. Some in the anti-terrorist consulting industry, which is getting to be very large these days due to the huge money flows from Department of Homeland Security Spending seem to thing that there sure has been a lot of hype over all this technology, probably by those who manufacture such items. Making these units out of Carbon Nano Tubes works because they are 50 times stronger than steel and super light too.

Protection of Nuclear Power Plants
[News-and-Society:Politics] Are our Nuclear Power Plants safe from International Terrorist Attacks? Some are quite sacred about such things and part of this is the Osama bin Laden videotapes

Nuclear Power Plants a Target of OBL?
[News-and-Society] Well our old friend OBL is at it again, this time he is giving us one last warning and chance for reconciliation before he attacks; he says in his latest video. That man needs some help with choreography indeed.

Pressurized Enclosures For UAV and UUVS Hosting Organic Brains
[Computers-and-Technology] Next generation Unmanned military vehicles are just around the corner. Thoughts on Organic Mechanized Flight.

Is Your Air Traffic Control Person Real?
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Have you ever been flying around and the control tower or approach control asked sent you on a vector or asked you to do something, which made no sense at all? But of course you did it anyway, because they are in charge right? You might have thought to yourself; "Is this guy for real?" "Is this guy in some kind of dreamland, asleep up there?" Well in the future such questions may not be too far off actually.

Killer Applications For Virtual Reality Environments
[Computers-and-Technology] Currently there are many uses for augmented and virtual reality environments, which are coming online due to the rapid advances in this technology. We started to see such uses coming online at the turn of the new millennium as researchers and entrepreneurs started collaborating on real market applications and looking for the "killer ap."

Why Can't Our Brain Process What We See Faster?
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Many who admire the excellent design of Mother Nature and the gift of vision and the enhancements thru evolution wonder; Why Can't Our Brain Process What We See Faster? A paper by G. Bugmann and J. G. Taylor suggests that retinal jitter is an issue and could be some of the reason for the delay in the process time, thus by eliminating the extraneous visual input data into the brain the retina would not attempt to over define the object, because it is not necessary, once the object is seen, in a lesser definition, it has been registered and the eye simply moves on.

All There is, is Dust in the Wind - Dust Particulate Traveling the Globe
[News-and-Society:Politics] The greatest contributor to particulate matter, which effects human health comes from the World's Deserts. In the Western US we have huge deserts. Dust storms from China's deserts have traveled around the World. This has affected the world's weather patterns and contributed to even issues of Global Warming. The Sahara desert does the same. The World's largest deserts such as the Gobi, Australian Out Back, Sahara, Arabian, etc along with deserts like our little Death Valley Desert or the California - Arizona desert make up 80% of the Atmosphere's particulate matter which is includes all pollution.

Studying Wake Turbulence at Airports Using the Sun As Background
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Airports are needing to study the wake turbulence of aircraft taking off at large airports to improve safety. Wake turbulence has caused many accidents between large aircraft and smaller ones literally turning the aircraft upside down and putting it into a death spiral.

Preventing Flooding on Individual Farmer's Fields to Save Crops
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Farmer Field Weather Control ideas and concepts. Discussing making rain on certain days and specifying how much.

Starting a Mobile Car Wash
[Automotive] Why should you start a mobile car wash business of your own? Car washing is a four billion dollar a year industry in the Western United States alone according to The International Car Wash Association. Using proven techniques, efficient equipment and top of the line car care products; you can be your own boss if you strategically plan the start of your new business.

Should Former Military Become Carwash Franchisees?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Many military personnel will be getting out of the service and they will wish to become self-employed. There are many options for such industrious energetic folks indeed. Often a franchised business can be good because these soldiers, airmen and Marines are good at following directions.

Mobile Cleaning and Car Wash Business Considered
[Automotive] Have you been considering perhaps taking the plunge into entrepreneurship? If so have you considered the type of business you would start. Any small business is hard work and takes a lot of time. So it makes sense to pick one, which is as simple as possible right?

Auto Detailing Marketing and Books For the Beginner
[Automotive] Many people just getting into the mobile detailing business wonder what type of marketing works best? Ads in the Newspaper do not pay, unless you buy a 1" X 2" ad in several places throughout a weekly community paper.

Mobile Car Wash in Dayton OH
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Dayton, OH needs a really serious mobile car wash business. Everyone is into their cars there and it is like a mini automobile capital of the World. In fact I understand that GM holds the SUV assembly record in Dayton, average of 28 hours or something like that?

Car Wash Market in the United States
[Automotive] It is hard to imagine all the cars in the United States, it seems everywhere you go there are cars. These cars get dirty and then look bad, so they must be washed and perhaps it is for that reason that there is a never ending supply of people wishing to enter the carwash business.

North and South Korea at it Again - Just in Time For Obama's Visit
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, the North Koreans are making waves again, this time off the West Coast between their national boundaries and that of the South Koreans in the disputed area. The South Korean Navy warned the North Korean vessel three times, fired a warning shot, then fired upon them. Of course, return fire was initiated, and then the N. Korean navy ship retreated.

"A War in Heaven, Alright!" Said the Angel
[Arts-and-Entertainment] After 3 millennia or more, our main character Slavica Waprotestar, had experienced the joy, love, and peace she'd never really ever become accustomed to on Earth. But she had an old soul, and had done her share of caring for the restless, weary, and war torn wanderers of her day. When her days came to an end she'd finally found her peace, forgiven all who'd slain those in her village and raped and pillaged her once childhood domain. She was happy to be in Heaven, well at first, thinking that she'd just lived a life of hell.

Subject of Writing Articles - Fear of Running Out of Things to Write About
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many online article authors are afraid of running out of topics and subjects to write about in their niche. They know they must continually create quality content and lots of it to make their efforts worthy, but at the same time they are worried about the ability to continue to do that. Well, at least one 'self-proclaimed' specialist has dedicated himself to praying upon those fears, and is offering software that allows authors to take one article, perhaps ghost written and turn it into 10, 20, or even more, and claims the problem is then solved.

It Makes Sense For Such a Great Nation to Borrow Ideas Which Work From Others
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The United States is a great nation, a nation of ideas, and people who all brought some of their best ideas, culture, concepts, inventions, and minds to America. They have truly made us great, and we should all be so very thankful, especially those like me, whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower. In this historical tradition, cultural exchange, and melting pot push forward we ought to be wise to continue to borrow what works from other nations even today.

How to Change the World Using Cheaters One Article at a Time!
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most online article authors and article marketers do not realize that occasionally their content is being stolen and then fed into artificially intelligent derivatives software, which changes all the sentences and paragraphs around so that no one can tell. In fact, this form of plagiarism is a lot more serious than people realize. Not long ago, I found that many of my articles had been stolen and fed through this type of software, and then an unethical article marketer put their name on it.

Lawyer Fees and Perception of Value Discussed
[Legal] Does your lawyer charge you an arm and a leg? Do you feel like you are getting the short end of the stick every time you talk to your attorney, as if he or she is holding you out for ransom, even hiding the law from you so you have to pay them more? Do you think it is a giant conspiracy at the ABA American Bar Association and the consumer, small business, or client just cannot win? If so, you may be interested in learning the reality behind it all.

Will China's Growth Be Hurt by Low Wages in Egypt?
[News-and-Society:Economics] For decades China was the low cost leader on cheap labor, and with few regulations and for a little extra on the side, with the right Chinese partner a company could make a killing manufacturing its products there. Many folks, especially union workers in the first world nation watched as their jobs migrated, along with the factories. Corporations could now hedge against onerous over regulation, and hostile unions, which often worked together to cause companies to serve their will, rather than that of the consumers, shareholders, or company.

Do You Owe Your Philosophy Teacher For Enlightening You?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Most of us have had great inspirational mentors along the way. Indeed, I know I've had a few, what about you? Sometimes it has been a co-worker, boss, grandparent, teacher, or even a college professor. Perhaps, they were in economics class, a business class, psychology, or maybe philosophy for instance.

A Society and Civilization Led by Philosophers Considered
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] What if we had our civilization and government run by a Think Tank of noble philosopher king types? In Star Wars, this was depicted, and apparently human nature was readily apparent. A benevolent dictatorship of philosopher types should be able to run such a society and civilization right? Sure, and not long ago, I had an acquaintance of mine ask; "So, why not, Plato's dream of a society led by philosophers."

It's Probably Time For Your Ego Check Up
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] Having an ego is important; it's part of being a human being. We have been conditioned to play down our egos by society, and to not be cocky, arrogant, self-centered, or too over confident because it makes others feel uncomfortable. Many with strong egos think this is ridiculous, and ask why others cannot handle someone with confidence, strength of character, or high self-esteem.

Is it Okay to Judge Others? You Be the Judge!
[Self-Improvement] Many religious folks say that it is not right to judge others; "Thou shall not judge," as this is God's job, and yet, we all judge others, concepts, ideas, art, books, movies, etc. We are constantly judging most of what we see, taste, smell, hear, touch, or sense. After all, we love good food, scenery, fragrance, music, soft clothes and sheets, and how we feel in certain places or with certain people around us; and we are the best judge of our own preferences right?

The Challenges of Creative Geniuses in College - Help, Let Me Out of Here!
[Reference-and-Education:College-University] Everyone believes that it is important to get a good education, and we all know the statistics that colleges love to recite; college degreed individuals make a million dollars more over their lifetimes than non-college graduates do. Still, the super creative geniuses and over achievers are often not challenged as much as they'd like to be. Some of this has to do with the unending prerequisite classes, some due to the slow pace of information flow, some due to the lack of challenge, and some due to the unbelievable high IQ of people.

PTSD is Not a Psychological Disease of the Mind - Merely a So-Called Disorder
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We've all heard of Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder and for some reason the academic elite and psychologists want us to believe this is some type of disease; how convenient I say. Indeed, of course, they want us to think this is a disease which means more of them can have jobs. Interestingly enough, what I've found is that many of the psychologists out there are the ones who are a little problematic in the mind.

Beware of the Far-Left Anti US "Blame America" First Crowd
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, you have noted that the far-left political spectrum in the USA seems to keep telling Americans that we should feel guilty for our involvement in the global economy, or so-called global warming CO2 footprint. Then the left wishes to condemn our own military and our involvement in wars, peace-keeping, and other efforts around the globe.

Write About Misconceptions in the Industry
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] If you are an online article marketer there is no doubt that at one time or another you've become rather stressed because you cannot think of anything to write about, which you haven't already written about. This is quite common in the most prolific article writers in the online article marketing venue. This is obviously due to the fact that to be successful in Internet article strategies you must write a good amount of quantity and high quality articles.

Turn Those Customer Questions Into Great Articles Why Don't You?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] You should never feel that you are going to run out of things to write about in your line of work, and never should you assume you've already written all you can. Let me explain what I mean.

Used Equipment Purchase and Warranties Considered
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] After a recession it is quite easy to find lots of used equipment available on the market for your business. In fact, you can go to almost any trade Journal and find all kinds of advertisements in the classifieds section in the back, or go online to Craigslist to find just about anything you need on the Internet. Still, after recession most small businesses have limited amounts of capital left, and they are stretched thin from the tough times previously.

What is the Worst Part About War?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] They say that war is hell, and if you've ever been in one you'd have to agree. People that are caught in the wrong place at the wrong time in the middle of a war zone will never forget it, if they live to tell about it. Neither will those that are doing the fighting. Many young men want to go fight a war because it's glorious, and they want to do something important, feel like a man.

Anti McDonald's Nonsense in the World
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] McDonald's is a great company, so too is Wal-Mart and if you fail to realize this perhaps, you should read two very good books; Ray Krok's "Grinding it Out" and Sam Walton's "Made in America". Personally, I get upset when people bad mouth Wal-Mart or McDonald's, and I find such condemnation false and misdirected anger from those who do not understand the reality.

How We Give Awards to Superstars Says More About Us Than Their Achievements
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] We live in a society which likes competition, excellence, and winners, or at least we used too, today, it's hard to say, as we work so hard to make everyone equal, no matter how well they do, or how much better they are. Not long ago, I was talking to an acquaintance, he was a sharp shooter, and had won many contests, events no one expected him to.

What is Wrong With Our Schools?
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Not long ago, an acquaintance from another nation complained about their schools there, and it got me thinking about what is wrong with our schools in America. So, I asked myself; "What is Wrong With Our Schools? And is there really a big problem today in our nation's school systems? And Further, are we rewarding success, genius, and superstar students"...

American Schools - We Can Do Better!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In the United States our schools are pretty good, but certainly not up to the standards we need to progress into the future. American schools must rise to the occasion and we must do better to prepare our children for what lies ahead. So, perhaps, you might take a moment with me to consider the following comments.

History Major Are You?
[Reference-and-Education:College-University] History is probably one of the most important topics you can never learn, and we are constantly reminded that those which forget their history are doomed to repeat it. In fact, that's one of the most popular quotes, and one, I find very apropos.

Military Brats Move Every Two Years, and It's Tough on Friendships
[Relationships:Friendship] Growing up on military bases all over the world is quite fun and it is actually a very good experience for young people. However, anyone that has ever moved while they were young also remembers being tormented by having to leave all their friends behind. Nevertheless, this is a fact of life and it is just the way it goes. As a military brat, with parents in the military you can expect to move every two years.

America is a Great Country, "What Part" She Asked
[Travel-and-Leisure] After early retirement, I traveled around the United States for seven years, I traveled in a motor home, I stopped into coffee shops, talked to people, went to museums, etc. and luckily, I was able to do this at a very young age, compared to the average age of people who cruise around the country in RVs in their retirement. Usually, when I tell people about this great excursion, they asked me what my favorite place to visit is, or what might top three favorite towns are.

Better Marketing Strategy For Consumer Electronic Companies
[Business:Marketing] Boy, they sure know how to market consumer electronics to their best customers don't they? Well, maybe they don't really. Indeed, maybe these electronic companies could do better in their marketing. Who knows, maybe you run a company and are digging your way out of that last recession, and would like some advice on how to do it better. Okay, but first let me tell you a little story.

Mind Maps of Super Geniuses Discussed
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] Perhaps, you've seen the very interesting mind maps that people create, and maybe you've made one for yourself. Well, since some people have higher IQs than others, all mind maps are not created equally. Not long ago, an acquaintance mentioned that his mind map looked more like a spider web, and in reality that is how all neural networks work in real life.

Chinese Weather Modification Technologies Continue
[News-and-Society:Weather] Perhaps, you remember during the Beijing Olympics, or just prior to the Beijing Olympics the Chinese government said not to worry they would make sure that there was sunshine during the event. This is because the Chinese have a Weather Modification Office, which specializes in changing the weather. They claim they can make it sunny, rainy, or snow. Recently, this Chinese agency used chemicals to seed clouds and they caused a massive snowstorm, some 32 Billion pounds of snow fell on the city in Beijing.

Cats Can Now Get Swine Flu Too!
[Pets:Cats] Apparently, the first house cat on record in the United States to have swine flu was discovered by a vet in Iowa. Does this mean you should be careful around cats during flu season? Most veterinarians do not believe so, and they believe that this cat got the flu as it was too close to humans, that had the swine flu. It had slept with them, and was in an enclosed environment inside their home.

Swine Flu Health Statistics and Political Correctness, Very Dangerous
[Health-and-Fitness:Environmental-Issues] A recent N1H1 Swine Flu report of Los Angeles California stated that the serious hospitalized swine flu cases that resulted in deaths, showed that two thirds of those who died were obese. Unfortunately, in Los Angeles two thirds of all citizens are overweight. You can see why it is dangerous to use such statistics, because people might get the impression that you don't have anything to worry about unless you are overweight.

Addicted to the Internet? Better Not Be in China
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Most people don't realize it, but a good number of individuals in our society are addicted to the Internet. Amongst these individuals are probably bloggers, online video gamers, and individuals who enjoy the Internet a little bit more than their TV. At one time, the average citizen spent five hours watching TV every single day, and now they split that time between the Internet and the TV, or use both at the same time (I know there goes the electric bill, and no wonder no one can spell online).

Does Solar Flare Activity Affect Human Behavior and Psychology?
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] You can ask any highway patrolman in just about any state about this interesting fact; when it gets extremely hot outside, or it's very hot with high humidity, road rage is much more prevalent. Any dispatcher of any police station will tell you the same thing. And, I'm sure we've all heard that full moons bring out all the crazy people, and that anytime there is a full moon it's important to put more police officers on duty that evening.

If You Lived Forever How Much More Would You Accomplish?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Have you ever thought of the gift of eternal life, how about living forever on Earth, never dying that is, able to play this virtual reality game forever until you had built up the perfect life and lived like a king, on top of the world forever? Well, if you've ever pondered this thought and most of us have at one time or another, then perhaps, we ought to address a few questions.

Radio and War - Military and Government Propaganda on the Airwaves
[Communications:Radio] We all know the media plays a big part in wartime, much more than ever has in the past. Although, I was recently reminded by an acquaintance of mine, about how much radio influenced American opinion during the Second World War. It seems that our government used radio, and war propaganda to get the United States and all of her citizenry on the same page to go fight and win.

Will Men Someday Go Out in Droves to Buy Skin Care Lotions?
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Women spend well over a 5 billion dollars a year in consumer skin care products in the United States, and no one seems to be complaining about it. Men love their women, girlfriends, and wives looking young and having soft skin. Women like the idea too, and are constantly moisturizing and putting on some sort of lotion.

Don't Fall For "Authority Slavery"
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] We've all heard of economic enslavement and in a way it really is a form of slavery, as the individuals work and work, never to get ahead, save, or enjoy the quality of life they believed they are entitled for the fruits of their labors. Some involved in such a game or in a nation where this is taking place, ask themselves; what is the difference between economic enslavement and straight out slavery? Some say none. But being enslaved to money is not the only thing that happens.

Press Releases For Online Website Marketing Considered
[Business:PR] Many folks realize that to get their message out there, their voices heard, or to launch a new product or service that they need a little publicity and PR, and they are told by marketing companies, and public relations specialists, as well as all the age-old marketing text books to send out Press Releases. Well, certainly that makes sense, however in today's day and age life works a little differently and press-releases online are much different than back in the day.

What Being Locked Out of the Library Taught Me About Myself
[Self-Improvement] Do you have a thirst for knowledge; and if you do how do you know? One way you can tell is if you find yourself on the Internet searching all kinds of topics, and questions that come to mind. If you spend lots of time online searching around and learning new things, you might be inflicted with this "thirst for knowledge problem." I know I am.

N1H1 Swine Flu - The Nightmare Begins
[News-and-Society] Perhaps, you have noticed around town how many people are coughing, sniffling, and sneezing. Normally, we wouldn't really think much about it, but due to Swine Flu deaths, people are talking about it and fearful. The other day at Starbucks, I noted that I was the only one in the place that was not coughing besides the baristas. It seems people are not paying attention and they are going out into public while sick.

Galactic Positioning System and Math Modification For Space Warping and Time Travel
[Reference-and-Education:Astronomy] It has often been said that the human race are just infants when it comes to physics. Not long ago, an acquaintance of mine made such a statement, and actually she is correct. It does appear that human scientists have a lot to learn.

Adam Smith, Regulation, and Re-Learned Lessons Throughout the World
[Business:Ethics] In the United States our regulatory bodies are unfortunately often used by one business through political funding of candidates to attack another business that competes. In other nations, these things occur most often by outright bribery and corruption. That is the reality of things.

Is the Customer Or Consumer Damaged by Dumping by International Corporations?
[Business:International-Business] We have international trade laws against dumping, which is the practice of selling products for less than it costs a company to produce. Why would anyone do that, a business person might ask? Well, to destroy your competition's business, get them to close their factories, and then have 100% or near abouts of the "market share" well, that would be market-share, but without the "share" wouldn't it?

Prolific Thinkers and Writers Cannot Use Current Blog Formats
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Many prolific thinkers and writers have blogs, but it really doesn't serve them very well. This is because they can write something that is quite good, but because they write so much often the last blog posts gets buried 20 blog posts deep in a quick hurry, before most of their subscribers even have a chance to read it. In this regard much of their wisdom is lost or buried, and they find this an unfortunate fact.

Has Iran Effectively Forfeited It's Civilization?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We all know the damage that rogue nations can cause in the world, as all the other nations try to unite in a common cause of humanity, goodness, and free trade. There are currently several rogue nations of the world such as North Korea which is further developing its nuclear weapons, and long-range ICBMs missiles. And there are nations like Iran which is also developing nuclear weapons, and enriching uranium in underground secret facilities, of which no one knows exactly how many they have.

Those Who Stand For Little Stand in the Way of Truth, Justice, and American Values
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Most people think that socialism provides more freedom for society. However that isn't really true. If an individual decides to join the propaganda, and go along with the flow of society and gives up all their individuality, then they can be quite content in a socialistic society.

Geo Thermal Heat Energy Potential of Ecuador
[News-and-Society:Energy] The country of Ecuador is turning into a leftist country and is following suit along with Bolivia and Venezuela. In fact, Ecuador has nationalized large corporations in certain industries such as energy and mining. Once a nation starts doing this it becomes a slippery slope, and you can expect them to do more.

Carrying on E-Mail Conversations in a Sharp Tone With a Combative Acquaintance
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Many folks are unable to control themselves in e-mail debates, and when they find themselves intellectually challenged, they often lashed out at the other party. Still, to keep the proper dialogue open it makes sense to figure out a way to handle such combative dialogue. There is no sense losing an acquaintance, or friend by e-mail, merely because they let their temper get the best of them when discussing issues they are so personally and emotionally involved in.

"People Make History" He Said
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] One of the most interesting quotes I've heard is that; people make history. And whereas, this is true, I'd like to point out that is usually a certain type of person that makes history and it generally isn't the mass mob. So, sure, people make history, but it is usually the individual unreasonable man that does the doing, not the masses which tend to follow a trend, which was initiated by the one.

Article Directories, Author Websites, and All Articles Archived
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many online article directory websites demand original articles, that is to say, they cannot be found anywhere else on the Internet. That is interesting and perhaps they do this because there are so many people submitting one article to 250 directory sites, rather than 250 articles to 1-3 article submission websites? Some article directory sites including many of the top online submission sites in this online article venue, allow content from your blogs, websites, or those you post on other sites, onto their site, provided it is yours, for which you own the copyright.

Can Free Trade and Capitalism Solve the Middle Eastern Peace Problem? Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Current-Affairs] Wouldn't it be great to have peace in the Middle East? Indeed, that would be a wonderful thing, and more than a few people believe that the answer will come through free-market trade and capitalism. One of the best arguments for Middle Eastern Peace using the flows of money and trade comes from Vali Nasr, a professor who has written a very good book, which will definitely get you thinking about the realities, ramifications, and real world potential.

Before You Can Capitalize on a Controversial Blog You Need a Controversial Name!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] It is widely known that one of the fastest ways to quickly build traffic and subscribers in the blogosphere is to post controversial topic content. And once you start, you must keep it going, but before you do any of this you need to alert your readers and visitors of what you are doing. Perhaps, a warning, and a potential branding or brand name as well. If this is something that makes sense to you, then you need to consider doing some brain-storming.

Win Hearts and Minds While Dictators Brain Wash Their Masses With State Owned Media
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We sure hear a lot of folks talk about "winning the hearts and minds" of the opposition rather than fighting, and personally when it comes right down it, that method really hasn't worked all that well, now has it. Still, since the concept is so intriguing to so many decent Americans, do you think that if we adjust our tactics and use a little better PR, that we might be able to actually pull it off?

Beware of "Perception" Based Arguments
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Often those who disagree with you will pull the perception argument into the mix. They will say that they "understand your perception" but indeed, you should understand theirs as well. Once you allow them to do this, you have marginalized your actual experiences and observations, and agreed to participate in a talk about their fantasies, notions, and point of view from their perspective.

The Italian Government Has Better Things to Worry About - But Never Cease to Amaze
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, you had not been following the news, but the Italian military was paying the Taliban money so that they would leave their forces alone and not attack their base camp in Afghanistan. Well, as a member of NATO, don't you find that somewhat odd? So, instead they gave the Taliban cash, which they used to buy weapons and finance attacks on other NATO nation forces in Afghanistan.

How Long Until Hamas Or Hezbollah Or Both Attack Israel - Worried Yet, I Am
[News-and-Society:Military] We all know that both Hamas and Hezbollah have shot 10s of thousands of rockets into Israel, and forced Israel to go after them. During the last Hezbollah war, the media chastised Israel for defending itself and moving into Lebanon to stop the incoming rocket barrages. Then the Israelis found that Hezbollah has armored piercing RPG rounds to shoot at the tanks.

Is the ACCORN Brand Destroyed?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Any brand built on a false promise and behind a facade cannot survive a crisis, no matter how much money is behind them. Consider the case of ACCORN which received some 5.4 Billion US Tax Payer Dollars as part of Barrack Obama's stimulus plan to save our economy and provide jobs.

Churches Use Halloween to Reunite the Flock With Flurry of Activity For Friends and Family
[News-and-Society:Religion] It is amazing how well Churches in the US use traditional type holidays to unite their flocks. For instance, most churches have functions which surround Halloween activities, even though the "devil" and "evil" are things that the Christian religion is against. Interestingly enough, the Pentecostals will not have Halloween Parties and do not suggest that their members dress up for the Holiday, but our local Pentecostal church had a BBQ instead on that day, and although I am not a church-goer, a friend had invited me to it.

Trade Disputes, Trade Violations and Intent
[Business:International-Business] Trade is good, and International Trade builds long-term friendly relationships. Unfortunately, due to political, economic, and monied interests we have quite a bit more trade disputes than we should have. Our International Trade Laws and Rules are being abused for short-term gain, and thus, destroying trust. Without trust, friendly, honest, free, and fair trade cannot exist long-term.

Is Your Mobile Car Washer Really an Auto Detailer?
[Business:Small-Business] Most mobile car washing companies that come to your office each week, also offer automotive detailing services. These services are up and beyond the normal wash. Perhaps, you are paying $10 or $20 for a complete wash on your car, and your mobile car washer also offers such things as carpet shampoo, and a wax job.

Choosing an Over-the-Road Truck
[Automotive:Trucks] Once an economic recession at the bottom of the business cycle really gets going, the trucking industry just gets hammered something silly. Thousands of independent truck drivers go out of business, and many smaller trucking companies just can't compete, their economies of scale are just not there, and there was really nowhere else to cut costs considering the onerous regulations from the Department of Transportation. As more and more independent truck drivers and smaller trucking companies go out of business, and yes, some larger ones due, hundreds of thousands of trucks and up on the market, these are used...

Health Insurance in Peru Considered
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Americans should feel very privileged to have such extensive private health care insurance. You know many countries do not have health care insurance at all, public (government run) or private (run by insurance companies). Take Peru for instance, nobody has any health care insurance there, and everyone seems to be living there well without it.

You Do Not Have to Eliminate Profit to Over Deliver on Customer Service
[Business:Customer-Service] As a part-time consultant in retirement, I often note that many small businesses do not have the level of customer service which brings in the referrals, and the new clientele that the company needs to sustain itself through any sort of economic situation in the business cycle. When I suggest this to the small business owners, I am often told that to increase customer service would simply cost too much money, and they can never make a profit.

How to Be a Greenie Without Being a Meanie
[News-and-Society:Environmental] We all know it is important to mind our own business and not tell others what to do, or how to live. We have a lot of freedom in human societies and a ton of freedom here at home in the USA. Sometimes it is better to lead by example and be able to look in our own mirrors, prior to offering any suggestions to others on how they might live their lives in a more efficient, ethical, or environmental way.

Specificity in Large Order Quantity Buying Considered
[Business:Management] If you are a buyer for a large corporation you need to make sure that your specifications are absolutely clear and highly detailed, especially on annual large quantity buys. Let me give you an example of why this is so very critical, and you can learn from someone else's mistake; Let's say you order 100,000,000 units of soap for your hotel and your order states "Small Soap Bars, Individual Wrapped, Hotel Logo on Label, Natural Soap with Moisturizer and Aloe Vera," and you place your order after looking at the samples. Then you talk with another vendor because...

Ethical Implications of Outsourcing Your Article Marketing to India
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There are many folks in India that create online content and they are willing to do it for only $1-2 per article. Some of them write very well, but not all, and you thus, are taking a risk in that regard outsourcing your ghost writer to India. Still, there is another risk, and that is one with ethics and online article marketing legal issues You see, if someone takes someone else's work and puts their name it, indicating that they wrote it, well, that's lying.

Is the Algerian Nuclear Weapon Threat Real?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, Algeria wants to put itself on the map, but also wants to strengthen its resources and military, in case of a conflict with its neighbor Libya. We all hope that no war ever breaks out between the two countries, because it would be a humanitarian disaster like we've never seen in a century. Nevertheless, Algeria might end up being a nuclear threat to the free world.

Do Not Let Equipment Vendors Oversell You
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Every small business person that goes into business is an optimistic entrepreneur at the onset. And chances are they have a bit of working capital behind them that they have borrowed from friends and family, or the bank. They are very interested in getting their business set up correctly, and they find it rather enjoyable to be the boss, and spend money in setting up the business.

Humans and the Possible Futures With Alien Encounters on Earth - Book Review
[Book-Reviews:SciFi-Fantasy-Horror] What if humankind ever stopped having wars, and trying to blow itself up? What if all the technological advances were not used for military or to kill one's own species, but rather were used to develop technologies to help the population, and cure the planet? Many academic elites like to think about these things, and they claim that technology for destruction is quite unfortunate amongst the human race.

Eleven Different Acronyms in Seven Sentences - Come on Help Me Out Here
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] For those that do technical writing, especially those which are writing in a very industry specific niche to people in the industry, they realize that there is a vernacular, and there are industry buzz words that go along with it. They also realize these buzzwords and acronyms must be used for the paper, report, research, or manual to be taken seriously. But, I'd like to seriously ask the technical writers how on earth they can justify using 11 acronyms in seven sentences?

Write Case Studies of Things Which Have Happened
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you've been in business for 10 to 20 years, and now you find yourself online in the article marketing venue trying to drive traffic to your website, perhaps you are often challenged in coming up with new ideas to write about. For those who have written hundreds of articles, eventually they will start to go through all of their worldly knowledge in the industry, and then they become at a loss for words for future articles. This causes stress because they know they must write high quality articles and continue writing a significant amount of quantity to keep them...

Peace Through International Trade
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Perhaps, one of the fastest ways towards peace between nations is to open up trade. Now then, when it comes to International Markets we have players in all different nations vying for the right to sell services and products to consumers, clients, and customers the world-over. To keep things fair, rules have been established by trade organizations, and often, by trade treaties of those nations engaged in selling and buying with other countries.

Write About Key Players in the Industry Past, Present and Future
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Well, I hear it all the time, I hear article authors, and online article marketers complain that they have nothing else to write about. Usually, they will contact me after writing hundreds of articles and ask my advice on how they might potentially write more articles. They are literally stuck, and they actually believe that there is nothing more they can write about.

Are You Pro-Choice on Light Bulbs?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Although it certainly sounds like a great idea to go with light bulbs which use less energy, one has to ask if we should be mandating which light bulbs everyone must use. After all, what's next? The size of the engine in your car, the amount of food you eat, and the number of hours you watch TV or use online social media?

Why Western Style Win-Win Trade Negotiations Are Best
[Business:Negotiation] A nation which has the industrial capacity, resources, expertise, and/or labor supply is quickly able to generate a surplus of those products and services it specializes in, as well it should. Every nation, cluster, business, or skilled individual should be engaged in what they do best and be alleviated from what they can't well or from those activities in which they simply do not have the cost structure allowing them to do so.

Simplicity in Menu Offers
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] It makes sense in your business to "keep it simple stupid" and it is amazing that some of the simplest businesses often do the best. Take a small fast food type restaurant for instance, Ray Kroc enjoyed a lot of success after he bought the McDonalds brothers business and franchised it. Their menu was simple, a hamburger, a cheeseburger, a Coke, or a milkshake.

Do Not Waste Money on Unnecessary Cleaning Supplies in Your Company
[Business:Management] Sometimes, owning a small business is not easy especially during a recession or a downturn in the business cycle. It's important to cut costs, but there are some things you just shouldn't cut costs on too much. For instance, you need to make sure your restrooms, countertops, and premises are completely clean.

Law Firms Who Market to Lazy People Playing Victim Will Be Sorry
[Business:Marketing] Have you ever stayed home from work and watched daytime TV? They have reality shows, sitcoms, and even soap operas. They also have 24 hour news stations, sports, and even cartoons.

Using Blog Posts by Indian Ghost Writers Considered
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] If you go online and read blogs from other countries, you will certainly notice the immediate cultural differences. Although, in many countries they use English, and most of the blogs online are currently English, you can certainly tell the cultural differences and national influences in the writings of these individual bloggers.

Write About the Historical Changes in the Industry
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Much of the online articles we read on the Internet are quite shallow, repetitive, and there is very little new information that we learn. This is quite unfortunate, but if you are an online article marketer or article author, you need to go beyond that normal reality. If you want to be an expert in your field, and attract high-quality traffic to your website so that you can sell your products and services, then you need to write articles that give people real information, and things that they may not know.

How to Write Articles on Branding For the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you are a Branding expert and you are writing articles on branding for the general public, you must remember that consumers and private citizens think about marketing and branding much different than those in the industry. After all, consumers are the ones which buy the products and services that are sold through good branding, and they associate with those brands, and that part they understand, but what they may not understand is how their emotions are being manipulated into making a particular brand personal to them.

Is Your Mobile Car Washer Environmentally Friendly Or Do You Even Care?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Many people who go to work each day, have a mobile car wash service, or a little mobile detailing company come to their office each week and to wash everyone's cars. It is true that during the recession fewer people are getting their cars washed, but the mobile car wash guy still comes around each week, and for a reasonable price will clean your car.

What If the US Mail Stopped?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Our United States Postal Service is hemorrhaging cash something terrible these days, each year they raise the price of stamps and yet, there is less mail each and every year. This of course, no doubt due to the internet, online banking and bill paying, as well as email; and these are no longer fads or trends, they are the new information age reality. And we all know it.

Numbered Lists in Online Article Marketing - New Tactical War Plan
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] If you are an online article marketer then you must give information to your readers if you ever hope to have them click on your byline at the bottom of the articles which you produce. Indeed, you must also understand that the average Internet surfer rarely ever reads an entire page of text. Most folks that click around the Internet will click in and out of each page in about 18 seconds or less on average, and they do not read the pages they only scan them.

When a Community Or Society Allows Liars and Cheaters to Flourish - The End is Near
[Business:Ethics] It is very hard to say where the moral integrity of the United States of America has broken down, but in our society and civilization we find liars and cheaters at every turn. We see politicians on the take, we see corporate executives hijacking companies by putting their friends on the board of directors, we see investment bankers doing insider trading, we see our athletes taking steroids, and we see investment gurus running Ponzi schemes. We all realize that we have crooked cops, some crooked judges, and lawyers to cheat the system.

How to Choose a Career Path Considered
[Business:Career-Advice] Choosing a career is not easy, and you have to pick something that will be on-going into the future, yet you must also realize that whatever you choose will determine your success in life. Changing your career path in college or thereafter, can become quite costly indeed. Not long ago an acquaintance emailed me and stated; "I Love Computer Science, Medicine, and Psychology," and he was still trying to decide on a relevant career path for himself.

Tired of the Global Warming Myth? Book Review For You
[Book-Reviews:Current-Affairs] It seems as though every time we turn around we are being warned about the potential impacts of global warming. In the 1970s scientist claimed and they swore up and down that we were going into an Ice Age. That never happened, but they sure got a lot of people fearful, and were able to promote their agenda.

Will China and Or India Over Take the USA As a Super Power Or Economic GDP Powerhouse?
[News-and-Society:International] Many anti-American folks in foreign countries believe that America is on its last leg as a great empire, and they believe that all great empires rise and fall and it is time for America to fall. I hate to burst their bubble, but there is no way in hell that this great nation, the one I live in is going to fall. In fact, as an American, I realize there are 300 million people here who believe in this great nation, and also realize that it is the greatest nation ever created in the history of mankind.

Should Americans Feel Guilty For the Pollution They Have Created?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, many Americans feel guilty because of the abundance of energy that the United States uses. It has been noted that our per capita energy usage in the US is the highest in the world and that the US uses 60% of the whole world usage, even though we only have a sliver of the world population. For instance, we have 300 million people living in the United States of America, but there are nearly 7 billion people on the planet now.

The Human Brain is Evolving and Has Evolved Rapidly in the Last Thousand Years
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] It should be quite obvious that humans are smarter than they ever would have been. It is quite evident by the technology we produce, the art and entertainment we project, and the philosophy, innovations, and inventions we bring forth. However, there are still those who believe that the human brain is much the same as it was at the time humans lived in caves.

Anti-Dumping and Anti-Trust Challenges in International Trade Disputes
[Business:International-Business] When it comes to issues of anti-trust or anti-dumping rules we must be ever so careful not to allow businessmen, unions, or monied interests to manipulate governments into intervening and using these laws to give advantage to in-country businesses over their importing business rivals. We must also remember that if we fail to create a win-win situation and support each other in trade talks, negotiations, and adherence to the rules - the game becomes unbalanced and the board is tipped over, and no one wins. Win-win is far the best scenario.

Beware of Asking Foreign Trade Nations to Increase Anti-Trust Regulations
[Business:International-Business] There seems to be a huge problem in the world with foreign nations borrowing US Anti-Trust Regulations. In the United States we go after companies that break our anti-trust laws, or those who regulators in their infinite wisdom assume have broken the rules. Unfortunately, the United States regulatory agencies have not been forthright in their regulating of all business is equally in the anti-trust space.

I Have Run Out of Things to Write About - Online Article Author's Dilemma Discussed
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] For those who write online articles and are experts in their fields, often they find that after writing a few dozen articles, they've burned through all of their expertise. Many believe if you are in an esoteric niche that it is easy to run through all your worldly knowledge.

Asian Nations Coming of Age - Trade Disputes All the Rage!
[Business:International-Business] Every nation needs goods and services, not all nations have the resources they need, the capacity, or labor supply needed to produce all they need, or that which their people desire. This is why we have international trade, and why trade has been so successful in keeping the peace. Nations which engage in trade are less likely to have wars. But if good trading goes bad, then trade disputes lead to trade wars, protectionism, and angry trading partners.

Derivative Business Blogging Content Software Makes a Mockery With a Manufactured Mess
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] About the worst thing you can do to turn off your blogging viewers is to start posting blogs, which are created using artificially intelligent derivative software, which has been designed for writers who do online article marketing. Indeed, in the future this derivative software will be so good, that the readers and viewers of your blog will not be able to tell you are using it, but currently that is not the case. In fact, it is fairly obvious when someone is using article marketing content software on their blogs, because their posts and articles come out all messed...

You Cannot Promote Conservation by Forcing Scarcity and Still Help the Economy
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Controlling means of production and supply is something that socialists and communists love to do in civilizations. However, when you mix this with a capital market place or a free-market system where abundance is generally accepted, and folks vote and choose with their dollars, you could run into all sorts of problems by trying to promote control over supply. We often hear that we need to save water, save energy, or save the polar bears; and yet, if we try to force scarcity, where scarcity does not exist in order to promote conservation, we end up destroying what capitalism is ...

When Writing Articles You Need to Brain Storm For Great Article Titles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most article marketers reach a point in their article production where they have a tough time thinking of new titles for their articles or things to write about. This increases any "writer's block syndrome" they might already have and it exacerbates their stress. And it's not that article writing is stressful, but it can be difficult to keep up a fast pace when trying to produce quality articles day-after-day.

Venture Capitalists Do Not Know How to Approach Real Entrepreneurs
[Business:Venture-Capital] It is amazing the amount of advice that is given to entrepreneurs on how to approach venture capitalists. In fact, some venture capitalists actually put out booklets, and do seminars to teach people how to approach them, because supposedly they are so busy they don't have time to talk to anyone until they have the next iPhone invention patent sitting in their hip pocket. Sometimes, I laugh at how the venture capitalists have proclaimed themselves God, and how the entrepreneurs, the great people who built this nation are somehow second rate and beholden to their whims.

If We Do Not Celebrate Excellence, Hard Work, and Achievement - We Won't Have Any!
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] A society gets more of what it celebrates. In past periods societies and civilizations have celebrated their strongest warriors, and therefore, all the young men in society worked very hard to become the very best fighters in warriors to defend their nation and civilization. Those nations that celebrated excellence in intellectual affairs, tended to have the most intellectuals, the most philosophers, and the best planners building their society and civilization.

Live in Mexico City - Might Be Time to Get Out
[News-and-Society:International] Mexico City is one of the most densely packed cities in the world, and it is also one under the greatest stresses for resources, power, and water too. Due to its geography, the pollution is also a huge problem, as the high mountains trap in the smog. But that is not the only unhealthy problem, there is also polluted water supplies, which are also dwindling, thus, the concentration per volume is way up.

Trying to Hide Your Sex - Write Shorter Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Many online article writers write under pen names. In fact, many of them use names of the opposite sex, especially when they are writing about such topics that would require them to be of a certain sex to become believable as an expert, or someone knowledgeable in the topic. For instance, if someone is writing about women's issues, and they are a man, then they probably will want to use a woman's pen name.

Why it Makes Sense to Launch a Private Spacecraft From Ecuador
[Reference-and-Education:Astronomy] It is really too bad that Ecuador is moving to such a leftist stance, and getting in bed with Hugo Chavez from Venezuela, and Evo Morales of Bolivia. ALBA seems to be making headway on its socialist agenda throughout Latin America. Recently, one of the think tanks on the Internet noted that Ecuador would be an excellent place for a private space operation.

Near Earth Objects to Hit Planet - Where is the Safest Place to Live?
[Reference-and-Education:Astronomy] Most people do not realize how often our planet narrowly misses "the big one" as in a large Meteor or Asteroid hitting the Earth, and such a NEO or Near-Earth-Object hitting the Earth is guaranteed, there have been many in the past and will be many in the future. Really large ones could end life for most species on the planet in fact, yes, perhaps including wiping out a good chuck of humanity as well. Not funny.

Why Do Humans Use So Little of Their Brains?
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] Perhaps, you've heard of the theory that a human only uses 10% of their brain. It makes us all look pretty silly really, and perhaps, even feel stupid. Not long ago, I got into this interesting discourse with an acquaintance of mine. And we were really getting into it and he noted:

Iranian Elite Cannot Get an Economic Break These Days
[News-and-Society:International] Due to high inflation many wealthy Iranians went into real estate, but now in Tehran there is a new problem, one that makes the current state of the economy seem like no big deal. Now, some believe that the supreme leader is working to take everyone's mind off what is going on in the World Media with the nuclear weapons deliberations and diplomacy talks, and put folks in fear of something very scary instead. According to the Telegraph in the UK in an article on November 2, 2009 titled; "Iranian capital to be moved from Teheran due to earthquake...

How Many Articles Do I Need to Write to Make Money Online?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There are many folks out there who claim that article marketers need "X" number of articles to really get the ball rolling on their article marketing endeavors. And the "X" has so many variations depending on whom you are talking to, so, it's really hard to say what the real number might be. It does make sense that you need a solid base of articles, but once you get to your "X" number of articles you need to fully concentrate on consistency; submitting quality articles continuously.

Green Has Always Been the Color of Business
[Business] If you ask people what the color of business is they will tell you it is Green, because that is the color of money. But nowadays green has taken on a whole new meaning, it has taken on this symbol of environmentalism, good corporate stewardship, and a low carbon footprint. In reality, it makes sense that all businesses would be as efficient as possible, trying to waste is little as humanly possible. After all, waste will cost you money, and therefore, if you have no waste you have saved money. And as you know every dollar you save is a dollar earned.

Tesla Electric Car Crashes, Ruptured Batteries and the Hazmat Team is on the Way
[Automotive] Are we really thinking the electric car scenario through, aren't we missing some other key points of contention? You know, such as what to do with 100 million discarded batteries in the next 10-years in our landfills? We are already complaining about cell phone and laptop batteries in our dumps, what about 30 batteries per car filled with lithium, which is considered a metal, and it is a neurotoxin too.

Is Your Online Content Scan-able?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Development] As an online content writer, and someone who has written quite a few online articles, I am quite humbled to realize that most online viewers of web pages click in and out in less than 18 seconds. In other words, they never really read what I write. Rather, they are scanning the page.

Should We Use the Swine Flu PR to Improve Diets in the US?
[Health-and-Fitness] The Swine Flu Scare in the US seems to be quite disturbing to a good many people, they are really afraid, and yet, rather than inducing fear into our society, we ought to be working to improve the risks and challenges of a widespread outbreak. For instance, we could use this opportunity to get people to change their diets. We all know that a healthy diet and eating certain foods can inhibit the flu and protect your bio-system.

Do Not Apologize For Being Prejudice If You Have Solid Past Observations
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We are taught at all levels of schooling in the US not to be prejudice, and we are told to hold our judgments when observing events and things we experience, and we are told this is best for all concerned, but is it really? At the same time we are preventing our observations and experiences from guiding our decision making process.

US Retail Sales, Industry Giants, and Our Economic Strength Considered
[Business:Retail] Most folks in our society and civilization don't realize the incredible power that the franchising industry has. It is amazing that in any given year 25 to 40% of all US retail sales go through a franchised outlet. This is an amazing statistic considering the number of businesses in our country.

No Business Can Run Without Good and Constant Management
[Business:Management] Some business opportunity and franchise business opportunity buyers believe that if they buy a franchise, that the business will run itself because the business model has been perfected and it works so well. However, that isn't the case and if a business could run automatically then a corporation would put in all the outlets themselves rather than allowing franchisees to buy into the concept, and thus, share the wealth.

Write 2010 Trend Articles in All Your Category Subtopics
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Online article marketing works best when you concentrate on your niche, and you provide a decent amount of quantity and excellent quality within that industry subsector to your readers. If they find information that they believe to be worthwhile, they are very liable to click on the link in the byline. This of course is how you drive traffic to your website, so that you can get you customers, consumers, and clientele to partake in your products and services.

Business Contracts - Arbitration and Mediation Location Stipulations Relating to Franchise Law
[Legal] Most franchise attorneys, which represent franchisees believe that arbitration and mediation can save the franchisee which is having a dispute with their franchisor a lot of money, but they also admit that often the arbitrators bring back unworkable decisions, and the franchisee would have been better off to litigate. In most franchise agreements you will find arbitration and or mediation clauses and many of them have specific locations where the mediation or arbitration must be done.

In Busines You Cannot Compete Against Your Own Team and Still Win Every Time
[Business:Team-Building] Franchise operators are generally the fiercest sharks in the sea in any local regional market place. This is because the franchisor's business model has been time tested and proven successful in many different markets, sometimes with thousands of franchised outlets. If there were any inefficiencies in the business model, they have long been removed, and what is left is a perfectly evolved business operations model.

Write From the Industry's Vendors Perspective
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most people that write online articles are selling a product or service over the Internet, and they are trying to attract customers and clientele to their websites. Since they are small business people in their own right, they are writing from their perspective of the industry. This is a great idea, and it is also a great way to educate your future consumers.

Write About Opinions and Rants Which You Have Different View
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There comes a time in the lives of every online article writer, or Internet marketer that uses articles to drive traffic to their websites where they run out of things to write about. For some this comes at 50-100 articles, for others it is hundreds of articles or a few thousand. Often, it depends on how long they have been in the industry niche, which they are currently marketing in.

Robotic Sting Ray Anti-Ship Weapon Scheme
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Is it possible to create an anti-ship weapon to supplement our US Navy, one which would use a scheme of eating through the hull of a ship with some sort of reactive chemical process? How might someone design such a system? Well, it just so turns out that I wrote an article once on a weapon concept that would eat through the hull of a ship.

A Uranium Ultimatum Issued From Iran - Now That is Reassuring and Enriching to Hear
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We are told by the world media that the Iranians are close to reaching a deal with the international community on their secret uranium enrichment and nuclear weapons program. Iranian media claims that it is considering two of the options that are still on the table. Meanwhile, some fear that each day that goes by where the IAEA is not allowed to inspect, due to Iranian stalling, is pushing us all towards a deadly conclusion in these negotiations. Still, diplomats are confident that they will reach a favorable settlement.

Nigeria, Venezuela, Iran, and Oil Considered
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We've all heard about the insanity of the Nigerian Oil Pipelines and the major disruption that has been caused there. We also know that each time the pipeline gets hit the crude oil prices rise, and if all that happens at a time when commodity traders are already enjoying an upward momentum trend, things can get out of hand quickly.

Will Pakistan and China Build a Rail Or Pipeline Along the Karakoram Highway Passage?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Imagine a rail line, and/or pipeline going all the way from Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast into the mountain passes between China and Pakistan? What for, well for a back-door to China of course, and better access to Middle Eastern Oil. For years many have speculated a pipeline through Afghanistan, and today there is a pipeline project semi-completed through three countries above Afghanistan to China's border.

Online Article Marketers - Beware of Sending Readers to What They Just Read
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] One tip that somehow many article marketers have missed is that if you are going to send someone to your website, or to a specific landing page, then send them somewhere they can learn more information. Recently, one very knowledgeable writer and online article marketer wrote that it is silly to send a potential internet surfing and online customer to a website landing page, which is identical or nearly the same, slightly re-written from the article they had just read.

Title Brain Storming Works For Online Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] As an online article marketer don't you wish sometimes that you would never be at a loss for new ideas or additional articles in your area of expertise and niche? Anyone who is truly serious about article marketing online knows that it is very difficult to stay in the creative flow long enough to produce large quantities of quality articles. Nevertheless, perhaps you should employ some brainstorming techniques, to help you in this regard.

The Obama Administration is Bragging About Spending Money on New Energy
[News-and-Society:Energy] Not long ago, the Obama administration told a White House news conference that the Chinese had been spending more money than the USA on green energy technology. And they indicated that they were determined to catch up.

Have an LED Christmas
[News-and-Society:Environmental] We've all been told that we need to save energy, and many people are now converting to the new light bulbs that have been approved by the government to help save energy. The amount of energy we might save is said to be tremendous, so it is not only eco-friendly and good green thinking, but it will also save us money on our electrical bills. Now then, have you considered your Christmas tree lights and the lights that you will put around your house for Christmas?

Should China Have More Access to US Capital Markets?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] When discussing China's growth with my economically educated friends, we often ponder how long it will be until a Chinese Company is listed on the DOW. In fact, we have a running bet going now, because it is only a matter of time and we know when a large American "Built to Last" type company crumbles, it is removed from the DOW for another solid US company to take its place, one with an upward bias to take the markets higher. No, I didn't say the game or rather stock market was rigged, that was your thought, and I will not opine.

Why Not Calculate Your Water Foot Print Instead?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Isn't it interesting these days that everyone is worried about their carbon footprint? The reality is that carbon dioxide is part of our planet, and even people are made of carbon. So obviously your carbon footprint is already pretty large, and no one should be worrying about it anyway.

New Customer Loyalty Programs and Missteps - Starbucks Case Study
[Business:Marketing] They say you can fool all the people some of the time, but if you are running a customer loyalty program you had better be careful, consumers are not as easily duped as you might believe. For instance, many retail stores raise their prices for non-loyalty customer card holders, and then give their cardholders what should be the regular price and pretend they are getting a good deal.

Branding Mistake With Customer Loyalists - Starbucks' New Reward Program
[Business:Branding] The Coffee Brand Wars have taken their toll on Starbucks, but with such a strong name and reputation it has held its own, although not completely unscathed considering the double whammy; recession and competitive challenges of some heavy hitters such as McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts for instance. Now the coffee giant claims that it has a new customer loyalty program to bring customers back and keep their loyal customers buying more.

"Trust Me, No One Gives Decent Free Online Article Marketing Advice" She Said
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] The other day, I was having a conversation with an affiliate online Internet marketer. She produced booklets, programs, and plans to help people make money online using in selling her affiliate marketing products. Indeed, I asked her straight up, how much money are you making on all this?

Mobile Fleet Washing Companies Beware of Slow Paying School Districts - Bus Wash Contracts
[Business:Small-Business] For years before retirement, I ran a mobile fleet washing business, and I had franchised it in 23 states. Amongst some of our largest accounts were the United States Post Office, large trucking companies, and large school districts; washing their buses. One thing I learned was that when you are working with the government they are very slow to pay, and you can expect as you come up towards the end of the year's fiscal budget, that they are even slower to pay.

Why Not Write a New Movie Screenplay Synopsis?
[Arts-and-Entertainment] If you have writers block, why not write a movie screenplay. Now then, here is one I just wrote and you cannot have it, but it might make you think and perhaps, cause you to come up with even a better screen play.

Anti-American Sentiment in the World Media - It's Just Wrong
[News-and-Society:International] It is amazing how some of the anti-American propaganda in the world media is constantly trying to knock the United States off its pedestal. The United States is the world's only superpower presently, and really there are no nations even close when it comes to economic GDP, and that also goes for the state of our economy in this current recession. We are still miles ahead of the next nearest nation.

Global Warming, Cap and Trade, and Politics As Usual
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Most economists believe that the Cap and Trade bill will somehow save the world from global warming. However, the reality is that global warming is only a theory; and this theory states that mankind's CO2 emissions are causing the ambient atmospheric temperatures to heat up, which will cause the polar ice caps to melt and sea levels to rise drastically. Perhaps, you heard all the predictions of Florida becoming totally submerged.

If You Start Your Own Small Business, Expect to Wear Many Hats!
[Business:Small-Business] If you are considering buying a franchise, you need to also realize that you may be wearing many hats. Perhaps, you've heard of small business owners who say; "I am the president, and chief bottle washer," or "yeah, I am the owner and the janitor, ha, ha, Ha!" Usually a small business owner will say this, after someone congratulates them at a cocktail party for owning their own business.

When Brands Team Up - Co-Brand Marketing in Franchised Outlets
[Business:Branding] If you are shopping around for a franchise, you might notice that in the FDD or Franchise Disclosure Documents it mentions that there are co-branding opportunities with other very strong brand names, which have agreements with that particular franchisor. This might get you excited because you can have two brand names in the same store, and that will drive additional traffic into your location.

Personal Branding Topic - Choosing an Image Consultant and How Can You Decide?
[Business:Branding] They say when it comes to branding image is everything, and that also goes for personal branding and success. Okay, so no one here disagrees with that right, after all if you've clicked into this article from a search engine, you are already one with that belief, or you wouldn't be searching for advice on this topic, right? This is nothing new.

Life Extension is Not Too Far Away
[Arts-and-Entertainment] Mankind has always wanted to figure out a way to increase lifespan. Much expenditure has been put forth in research for life extension. Most people would like to live longer than they currently are, and they would like to also be healthier during those years.

How Censorship Online Will Be Used to Take Away Your Individuality; Here it Comes!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] The Internet has caused a huge concern for those folks that would like to rule above the rest of humanity. Without control of the media to shape the minds of the masses, they realize they will no longer be able to use propaganda to control the citizenry. This is quite problematic for the status quo of the powers that be.

Will the N1H1 and the Annual Pilgrimage to Mecca Be an Issue?
[News-and-Society:Religion] Many are worried that the N1H1 Swine Flu could cause a great pandemic in the Middle East due to the number of people who make the pilgrimage to Mecca each year. If the swine flu breaks out and everyone that makes the pilgrimage gets sick, and then wanders back to all of their villages, cities, and towns, then some are worried that the pandemic will reach all areas of the Islamic world, potentially killing tens of millions of people if the virus becomes virulent and it is a strain for which no vaccines currently exist.

What is Important to You - Do You Even Know?
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] Most folks never really consider what is truly important to them rather they rely on society and their television to do all that thinking for them. For someone to be truly happy, they must understand what is important to them in their lives. Sometimes this takes some inter-reflection, the kind that might be uncomfortable at times, but if they fail to consider this introspective approach they will miss the boat.

Pakistan and the Taliban Love-Hate Relationships
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Believe it or not most Pakistanis do not really worry about terrorism, the Taliban or Al Qaeda; today, they are more concerned with inflation, economy, and unemployment. Still, there are some horrific soft target bombings going on and the Taliban is doing suicide missions all over town. Why you ask? Well, let me throw this question back at you:

Want to Invest in China - Book Review on a Bull in China
[Book-Reviews:Wealth-Building] China has experienced explosive growth over the last three decades and it is ranging in the neighborhood of 10% year over year, and it just keeps going, even during the global economic recession, China is breaking speed records for growth. If you've ever wanted to get in on the market in China and perhaps, invest a little to increase your nest egg, then boy can I recommend a very good book to you. The book is called:

A Green New Deal - Don't Count on it
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many believe that President Obama is doing what FDR did with the New Deal when he built all our infrastructure and national highway system; only under Obama's leadership he is moving the US into a new age of interconnectivity and alternative energy. And many believe that it is imperative that the US do this. Indeed, we are moving in that direction, but when it comes to green-energy initiatives; are we doing the right thing, are we doing it correctly?

Always Be Careful Hiring Employees to Work in Your Store - Bad Employees Will Destroy Your Company
[Business:Careers-Employment] It is often amazing to me how some franchised business owners can stay in business. All too often, they hire employees that steal their cash, talk to their friends on the phone while they should be helping customers, or give free products and services to their friends who come in the front door.

Proforma Accounting Projections Before Store Openings
[Business:Accounting] Many franchise buyers look over several different types of franchises before choosing one. Most of them are driven by the potential of getting rich. But, in reality no franchise offer is a get rich quick scheme, no matter what you've been told by the franchise salesman, other franchisees that are assisting the franchiser in getting you into the system or any advertisements or marketing material that you might've read in an entrepreneurial magazine.

New Money Versus Old Money - The Games People Play With Cash
[Finance:Wealth-Building] There sure is a big difference amongst the wealthy. There is the old money which acts much different than the newly rich folks in our society. Not long ago, an image acquaintance of mine asked what my experiences had been with those I've met who've come into new wealth.

Beware of Social Drinking Events - Talking About the Weather
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is often amazing how little information occurs at social events, even in the more elite social circles. Most of this is because everyone starts drinking alcohol. Not long ago, an image consultant acquaintance of mine had asked me if I had faced any challenging when moving into new social circles.

Is Boeing Trying to Break and Bust the Unions to Bolster Its Budget?
[News-and-Society:Economics] The CEO of Boeing has announced that it will move its secondary 787 plant to South Carolina, which seems to have many in the Union fried and fit to be tied. Although the move was somewhat unexpected by financial analysts in the aerospace sector, it should not be too surprising considering the incentives they've gotten there. And there are a good many of highly qualified folks there ready for work, and tired of being laid-off.

How Are People Making Money With E-Books Online?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] We all know that the eBook craze is on with Nook, Kindle, and Sony's E-book Reader. We've all heard of people making money online writing eBooks. How are authors who write electronic-books doing it, and are their money making methods legitimate; will they work for you? Well, this is an interesting question indeed.

What is Market Share? How Come So Many Want to Remove the Word Share?
[Business:Marketing] Every businessman and industrial capitalist would love to be in a market with no competition; no doubt, who wouldn't? Of course, anyone that finds themselves in such a "perfect world" from their point of view will surely find it short lived, especially if they are making a good chunk of on-going income from this stroke of genius, luck, or Machiavellian power play.

A Dialogue on Outsourcing Online Article Marketing Content to India
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many folks buy online articles for their online marketing from India. Why would they outsource to someone half a world away, especially if they were an article marketer in the good old USA? Well, the Internet is world-wide and everything can be done online.

Moving a Trillion Dollars a Year in Retail Sales - Guess Which Industry
[Business:Retail] Imagine being in a business industry which sold $1 trillion of goods and services each and every year in the United States alone. And imagine that industry encompassing some 60 different industry sub-sectors. If you were to begin to imagine what industry that might be, it is not oil or energy, rather it is franchising; that's correct.

Advertising Challenges in the Biz Op and Franchise Opportunity Sector
[Business:Advertising] Indeed, I am not sure about you, but every time I read one of those entrepreneurial type magazines, the ones with all the business opportunity advertising, and franchise marketing ads, I chuckle to myself. After all, some of the claims that are made or the way the marketing material is presented looks rather disingenuous, not to mention somewhat misleading advertising. Make no mistake that franchising, or any business opportunity for that matter is no guarantee.

If You Are an Executive of a Large Company You Must Consider Distrbution Advantages
[Business:Management] Have you ever considered why franchised businesses are more successful than other small businesses? Have you ever wondered why the failure rate for franchised outlets over the first five years in business is so much less? Well, one of the reasons is that this business model has incredible distribution potential, and economies of scale.

Beware of Business Opportunity Or Franchise Claims of Explosive Growth
[Business:Franchising] "One of the fastest growing franchises in the nation in 2010," the advertisement read. Many franchise buyers saw this as a great company to buy into and get in on the ground floor. Unfortunately, many franchise systems that experience explosive growth in the first few years of franchising also end up failing, or as they start to fail due to the hemorrhaging of cash a competitor in the market place buys them up and absorbs them into their system.

How to Avoid Key Word Stuffing Filters on Online Article Directory Sites
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Keyword Stuffing will get you into big trouble on your blog, website, and especially with your online article marketing, especially if you submit your articles to the top online article submission sites. Why? Because, these directory websites which allow their members to post articles are onto the SEO plays and tactics of putting stuffage of key wording.

I Want to Live Forever - Are You Sure About That? Think it Through
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] What if you really could live forever? That is to say as long as you wanted to live, and you'd be healthy during that time. Many people have thought about that.

Jobless Recovery You Are Worried About - What Happens When AI Replaces You?
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Software is being developed to replace humans, and this is nothing new. This has been going on since software was invented. In fact, software think of the productivity increases due to software and forget all the IT computer systems in corporations, just think of the word processor.

World's Largest Dam - Will This Be the Year it Fails?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The Three-Gorges Dam Project is one of, if not the most ambitious human infrastructure projects which has even been attempted in the history of mankind. Unfortunately, some think tanks, which study these things believe it is a bit too ambitious and may indeed, end up being one of the greatest mistakes, causing one of the greatest human disasters in world history. According to Reuters on November 2, 2009 in an article titled; "Landslide risk rises near Three Gorges Dam-report" it noted just how serious the situation is; "China's vast Three Gorges reservoir will see a increasing...

Active in the Peace Movement - Why?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many folks go and demonstrate in peace marches and are extremely anti-war. Often, they get a little boisterous out there. Indeed, when my father came back from Vietnam they were spitting on US service men coming back home, so you can understand how bad things were back then.

Key Word Stuffers Ruin it For All Online Article Authors - Don't Join the Stuffing Bluffers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Most of the online article marketers do engage in SEO Internet Marketing Techniques, after all, everyone wants to be on top; well, on top of the search engine rankings for their specific key words anyway, of course, other than that being on the bottom has been good to me as well, as a young man or an article author. Nevertheless, in the quest to beat out the competition for the top ranking many of those who market on the internet and write articles resort to Key-Word stuffing.

They Want to Control the Internet But at Who's Expense?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Apparently, a good number of industry media specialists, lobbyists, and lawyers have gotten together to enforce copyright laws, and prevent content from being lifted. Content meaning videos, music, digital artwork, and news articles, novels, and eBook content, and on the surface this sounds reasonable doesn't it?

A Great Super Power Yes - But World Police Force - No
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many folks around the globe see the USA as a global super power of such magnitude that nothing can touch it. And so, what better opportunity to use it to police the world, but I ask how can the US continue to police the world as other nations work so hard to unravel the peace, create unrest, and scheme towards war and conflict?

If the Only World Super Power Can't Or Won't Do it Who Will?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As China and other nations rise or re-rise back into super global powers, one has to ask, if they will assist the USA in policing the world? We see China is not interested only interested in doing what's best for China and has not been very involved in UN peace keeping activities, although they are getting better and have assisted in Lebanon, as well as helped come to the Indonesia aid after the huge Earthquake and Tsunami.

Repo Dilemma of Fallen Service Men's Cars Opens Door to GM Branding Opportunity
[Business:Branding] The other day I was reading an article where a repo man was complaining because he couldn't get onto a military base due to security to repossess a car that a service man failed to make the payments on. It turns out that the soldier had died in the line of duty in Afghanistan. The repo man said that wasn't his fault; that he owed money on the car, and no one was making payments, therefore, the company needed the car back, and he needed $500 that he would receive for repossessing the car.

A Poor People's Disease Or a Rich Person's Disease - We Need a Real Solution Please
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Most poor people who had lived to a ripe old age are in much better health than most wealthy people in wealthy nations. Now then, it is true that people in third world poor countries have a higher infant mortality rate, and that fewer of them reach old age, but those that do tend to be very healthy in their old age. Perhaps, this is because they eat simple foods, healthy foods, and non-processed foods.

It is Amazing When Third World Leaders Vow to Wipe Out Corruption
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] We know that corruption is a huge problem in the Third World, and we in the first world often hold our money and aid back due to corruption problems with rogue governments and rogue leaders. Nevertheless, there seems to be corruption in every society, Third World and First World, meanwhile I'm still looking for the second world, let me know if that one ever turns up, I'd love to write about it too.

And You Thought Animated Ink Blots Were For Kids - Think Again
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Animation] The hackers, sploggers, spammers, and now the splotchers are all part of the new digital age. So, you've probably heard of the Captcha Codes, those are the questions they ask prior to posting a comment on blog, Internet forum, or a news article that you wish to comment on. Well, it appears that all the artificial intelligent software programmers have figured a way to beat those systems.

Worried About a Heart Murmur? It May Not Be a Big Deal
[Health-and-Fitness:Heart-Disease] Just because you have a heart murmur does not mean it is so awfully terrible. Sure, you need to contact your doctor and have them check it out, and make sure it is okay. But, there is a very good chance that it is really no big deal, I've had one since I was a kid and I ran track in College at the very top tier.

Restaurant Table Top Ware Shrinkage Considered
[Business:Management] When I was a younger man, I had a girlfriend who used to like to go on travel excursions with me. Once, I went back to her apartment and I noticed she had the most interesting silverware, none of it matched, and most of it almost looked like it came from Denny's, it was nothing I've ever seen in the stores, or that you could buy at a regular store.

Are Some Outsourced Articles From India Better Than Others?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There are increasing numbers of online article marketers who feel they must keep up their article posting pace with the top dogs in their industry sub-sector categories. Their goal is to own that category online, and redirect all the traffic of anyone going online and searching that particular topic to their website so they can sell products and services. On the surface this would appear to be a great strategy, and yet, the way that these article marketers go about it is sometimes questionable.

Write About Challenges in the Industry
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Indeed, we hear it all the time, as online article marketers who have written hundreds of articles, say that they have written about everything that they possibly know about their industry. Therefore, they feel as if they have an anvil over their head, on top of any writer's block they might've had. It is true that one must write quality articles for their article marketing endeavors, and thus, they will often go through much of their worldly knowledge in their industry sector.

Is Fear a Mind Killer?
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] It has often been said that "Fear is a Mind killer," and not long ago, an acquaintance reminded me of just that. She is right you know, fear is a mind killer, and it is very bad for your brain.

Environmental and International Criticism of Wal-Mart - Is it Founded?
[Business:International-Business] In many regards Wal-Mart Corporation is a symbol of America throughout the world, just like McDonalds. It is also a natural statement of abundance, due to the huge number of SKUs that are available within the stores. Whereas, in the US we think of Wal-Mart as the lower end retail outlet, we also realize that it is part of the distribution of America, and we are lucky to have it.

Think About Article Titles For Your Article Marketing Efforts
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] One of the most difficult things to do in online article marketing is to keep coming up with good titles and ideas for articles without rehashing all of your old stuff. After all, you need unique new content to really drive quality targeted traffic. So, may I suggest using a brainstorming technique with a friend to help you come up with titles.

Should I Use Multiple Pen Names in Online Article Marketing to Sell Multiple Products?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There is quite a bit of advice floating around out there that it makes sense to use a pen name in Internet marketing with articles. Indeed, some go so far as to say that you should use unique pen names for each of your various products and/or websites you use in ecommerce, and each of the articles which are associated with any of these websites. I think this is a huge mistake, but let me explain what I mean...

Should Online Article Marketers Hire Ghost Writers From India to Write $1 Articles?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many in this world believe that you get what you pay for, and yet, there are instances where the economic conditions across borders change the game and a little international outsources rewards the buyers and sellers both, regardless of the perceived going rates in the more economically strong nation. Now then, when we consider online article marketing there are some who are buying articles for $1-2 from India and the writer who writes two to four articles in India can live well. Now, some of these articles coming from India take more editing to fix than they are wort...

Why Not Just Let the Obama Administration Write the News - Who Needs Journalists?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We are told by the Obama administration that Fox news is not actually news, rather it is more of an entertainment venue, and therefore, they did not invite Fox news to a recent interview at the White House, but they invited all the other news stations which have given them the favorable reviews on their policies. It seems to be that the Obama administration thinks they can continually manipulate the media just as they did during the election.

Why Don't We Sell All Those Moth Balled Old Military Aircraft to Third World Nations?
[News-and-Society:Military] Why waste our older military aircraft and let them decay in the middle of the desert? Did you know that Russia is selling all their old technology and military hardware to other third world nations? Well, do you know how much money they are making on all this old stuff?

Smaller Banks "Too Small to Succeed," - Hey Wait a Minute There
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We've all been told that there are companies out there which are simply too big to fail, yet, at the time they seem to be too bureaucratic and stodgy to succeed. Wow, well, which is it? These large companies are beginning to sound like our government, apparently, they cannot do anything right.

Do Not Worry About the Future - Innovation and Technology Will Solve Those Issues
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We are told that Global Warming will drown Earth Civilizations and that within 150-years mankind's emissions of green house gasses will be the cause. We are told that we will drive off a "climate cliff" so of course, we "must" act now; who says? Ice Ages come and go, so do mini-ice-ages, and within 150-years we will be able to control such things with our technology.

Imagine a World With Only TV and Internet For Your Information
[News-and-Society] Most folks, as in 75% of the US population, never reads another book after high school, and that is an ominous statistic when you think about it. If folks do not read, and we have a dummying down effect on our televisions were even the newscasters only run segments for about three minutes each, then not only what are we lowering the attention span of the average human being, but we are polluting their minds with nonsense, not objective information, and we are causing their brains to be less efficient and intelligent just like what occurs with domesticated animals; our ...

Are You a Pompous Arse - Do You Think You Are Better Than Everyone Else?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We have a new generation coming up in there called the X'ers, we are told by human resource consultants that X'ers like to be complimented often and early. We are told by psychologists that we need to help them with their self-esteem, and pander to their feelings. Why?

Should Forecasting and Futurist Research Be Ruthlessly Used to Shape Future Outcomes?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] We have all heard the reality that "Figures Lie, and Liars Figure," and yet, we listen to all the global warming alarmists with all their charts and graphs of how CO2 has increased, and then they show us charts and graphs how the climate has also increased. However, they are not showing you all the graphs going back tens of thousands of years when the climate heated up or cool down into an Ice Age, but there was no increase in CO2 from mankind back then. So, who is to say the two charts are connected in any way?

Are Insurance Companies Exempt From Anti-Trust Laws?
[Insurance] There are some very interesting antitrust laws on our books that protect certain industries from dealing with such obtuse and onerous regulations. Some believe that healthcare insurance companies are totally exempt from antitrust rules and regulations. Whereas, there was some legislation some 70-years ago, it hardly protects insurance companies today, from antitrust regulations.

"Intelligent People Build, Stupid People Destroy" He Said
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] It has often been noted by famous past philosophers that intelligent people build up civilizations and use their visionary minds to create infrastructure, architecture, art, and all the best that can possibly be included in a great civilization. It has also often been noted that ignorant and stupid people are the ones who go out and destroy things. In other words, if the problem becomes too complex, a less intelligent individual will choose the simplest option such as destroying whatever it is they believe is causing the problem.

"Jesus Died on the Cross For You," the Pastor Said
[News-and-Society:Religion] Perhaps, you have talked to a man of the cloth who has told you all about Jesus Christ, our Savior. Perhaps, this individual has quoted scripture, and shown how Jesus Christ led a perfect life, but unfortunately, was crucified by those which were unfaithful, the pagans who did not believe in his God. Not long ago, I was at a Starbucks, and someone offered to invite me to a local church barbecue.

"God Sacrificed His Only Son For You," the Preacher Said
[News-and-Society:Religion] It seems that everywhere you go there is a devout Christian waiting to preach the word of God, his God, to you. Part of the Christian faith is to spread the word of God, their God to everyone they meet. They feel is their duty to their God to spread his words, and tell everyone all about the teachings of his only son Jesus Christ.

Beware Marketing With Angry Consumer Mantras
[Business:Marketing] For 27 years I ran my company, as an entrepreneur, and I eventually franchised it all over the country. In this time I learned quite a bit about marketing, I had made some mistakes, like everyone does in business. Luckily, over the years I was able to capitalize on my mistakes, make some quick turns, and recover from my own stupidity.

Marketing to Fear is No Way to Develop Brand Loyalists
[Business:Branding] Fear is one of the greatest motivators of humankind, and therefore, is one of the easiest emotions to market to for those in the business world. Nevertheless, I do not recommend that you use fear to market to your brand loyalists. Rather, it is important to establish your brand in a positive light, and empower those individuals, becoming one with them.

"Dancing With the Stars" May As Well Be Dancing on Mars - Hello is Anybody Home?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] Is it just me, or is television starting to get really silly? Have you seen that show dancing with the stars, where regular people get to dance with superstar dancers, and celebrities? I'm not sure about you, but next to an incredible dancer like some of the folks on that show who are in the business, and are professionals, I'd look pretty stupid.

I'm Worried About Swine Flu, How About You?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] Greetings Fellow American, like you, I too, am concerned about, The Swine Flu. After all, it's been on all of our TV sets. Luckily, for me I've been too busy writing articles for folks like you to read, so, I haven't been out much.

Of Bio Weapons and Balloons and Other Scary Bio Terrorist Thoughts
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] The United States intelligence agencies have always been concerned with bio-terrorist attacks on US Soil and of course, we are all aware that many nations have some pretty wicked stuff. The Intelligence Community is constantly tracking the underground buyers and sellers of bio-weapon material and the scientists that would create them. Most scary is an aerial dispersion of very fine bio-agents.

Why Won't Nobel Peace Prize Winner President Barack Obama Visit His Own War
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] President Obama has yet to go visit his own war, and he needs to do this to earn the respect of the American People. Afghanistan is now Barrack Obama's war, and thus, he ought to go there and see it for himself, meet the soldiers he puts into harms-way, and greet the President of that Country, which he continues to support. The President ought to announce his meeting and visit, and prove he can travel safely in the country and that the US forces have everything under control.

Eating Breakfast Food Boosts the Immune System Or So the Cereal Maker Claims?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Apparently, Kellogg had posted a claim that Rice Krispies can help your child's immune system if they eat it every day. While it is true that eating a healthy breakfast and fiber type breakfast foods will indeed boost one's immune system, their advertisement and marketing caught the ire of regulators and the "politically charged" environment here in the middle of Swine Flu N1H1 season, stated one BrandChannel expert recently.

The World of Branding is Changing Indeed
[Business:Branding] Not long ago, someone asked me how the world of branding had changed and what I see for the future? Interestingly enough, I do have some thoughts on this. For instance I believe that companies need to modify their use of media, mix and mingle, and consider their up and coming future customers, and those consumer segments, as their future brand loyalists.

Never Waste Your Key Strokes With Other Intellectuals - This Could Be Good Content
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Would you like to write more articles? Let me give you a little bit of advice if you'd like to write more articles, but don't want to spend a whole lot of time behind your computer typing all day. After all, if you are writing more than 10-20 articles per day, the chances are it will take up all your time and you will never be free to go out and enjoy life.

What is Your Carbon Hoof Print Like These Days?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] We sure hear a lot of talk about the carbon footprint of the average American, but at the same time it sounds so small doesn't it. After all, it's merely a foot print, not a caterpillar track across your lawn. Now, it's not my intention to call you a Fat-American or infer that you are a big fat cow, but may I ask you; "How big is your carbon hoof print?"

Global Warming Alarmists, the Eco-Terrorist Fringe, and Their Crazy Condemnations
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Something seems amiss these days, as we watch the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to folks like Al Gore, and President Barack Obama. Apparently the Nobel Prize Committee likes to have friends in high places and feels that with a few complements, kudos, and accolades they can drive their policy around the world and back. If you will recall president Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize not because he invented the Internet (ha ha ha), but because he produced a docudrama showing global catastrophe because of global warming.

Government Bidding Process Too Litigious These Days
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is amazing that when our government sends out a bids to spend taxpayer's money, and as soon as one corporation loses a giant contract they initiate a lawsuit. This costs the government money, our money, and slows down the government's efficiency tying up everything in court, while nothing gets done and the citizens are the ones who go without those services that the government has been entrusted to provide us. Services that we voted for and we allowed our tax dollars to fund.

Golden Handcuff Bonuses Are Needed For Wall Street - Not Cash Payout Bonuses
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Currently, the US Congress and the President are up in arms about payout Bonuses on Wall Street, especially those who work for the companies that the US Taxpayer has bailed out. Why? Well, first because the polls show that the American People are pissed off and thus, it is politically expedient to jump on that band wagon, but also because it is rather puzzling for the average person why these Wall Street banks are giving out cash bonuses.

Beware of Disreputable People in Canada Selling Diet Meals and Vitamins Online
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Vitamins online are also part of one of the biggest fraud that occurs and since many people in the US are overweight they fall easy prey to such fraudulent trade practices of Diets in the Canadian Zone. One thing authorities are doing is to ask consumers in the US and elsewhere to Beware of Disreputable People in Canada Selling Diet Meals and Vitamins Online and to make sure what they are selling is legitimate.

Big Bang Or Lots of Big Fire Crackers?
[Reference-and-Education:Science] There are many who talk about the Big Bang Theory. Although no one can be sure what went bang? Steven Hawking suggests it does not matter what went bang, because we will never know, so let's think on things we can know. Interesting comments indeed, others suggest you cannot have a big bang without having something that went bang.

Is Venezuela Powering Up Its High Tech Weapons?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Back when oil was trading at above $150 per barrel, Hugo Chavez the President of Venezuela, made a deal with the Russians to buy $15 Billion worth of late model Mig Fighter Planes, yes, that is billion with a "B" but that was not all he made a deal to buy. Venezuela also had decided to buy top-of-the-line anti-aircraft radar guided missile systems, and several warships. Perhaps, you may not realize this, but Venezuela up until that point had really no enemies.

Securing a Business Opportunity As an Option Against Unemployment
[Business:Careers-Employment] There is no doubt that our unemployment rates in the United States has hit an incredible number, and that this recession has been one of the worst in several decades. We are told that the unemployment rate is just over 10%, but the reality is that if we really honestly look the numbers which are stated and the actual state of affairs and condition of our economy it is probably more like 16%.

Karl Von Clausewitz's Preemption Goes to Space on a Chinese Military Rocket That Is!
[News-and-Society:Military] Star Wars, Battlestar Gallactica, and Star Trek space weapons here we come. China wants to build weapons in space now; surprise, surprise, surprise. Interestingly enough, I wonder how many folks didn't see that coming, because, I certainly did. After all, their downing of one of their own satellites was just a practice run. In the past Air Superiority was key, but in the future, it's all going to be taken one step further, as the modern Net Centric Battlespace expands; this time into space!

Alternative Energy is the Answer - Really?
[News-and-Society:Energy] It may not seem obvious to everyone, but this entire alternative energy play that we hear, see, and read about every day in the major media is not a wise move; at least it's not wise in the way we are approaching it. Our political leaders have gotten together with a good number of their political supporters and larger corporations, and they've decided they are going to do this thing. And it's not that alternative energy is not a good thing, it's that the way it's being done will not work.

African Nation Oil Republics - Reality Check on Inflation
[News-and-Society:International] Let me ask you, no let me ask the rogue nation-states in Africa which have oil, or have recently found oil reserves a simple question; What are you going to do when that oil runs dry? Yes, selling your oil today will give you power, money, wealth, and keep you in control. Thus, allowing you to give out a few gifts to your subjects to appease the restless masses; for now.

When Nation's Capital Cities Run Dry
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Perhaps, you are like many and are unaware of the severe global water crisis we have. In some areas it is so out of control that heads of state are telling folks to treat water as you would your own family; it is precious. In Mexico City, in this case, water is at a crisis, a city where some 20 million plus people reside.

What Should You Do If Your Company is About to Be Nationalized?
[Business:International-Business] Today, we have a real problem in the world as countries start to nationalize business assets. We are not so innocent in the US as we might believe; as in Auto, Healthcare, Banking, Insurance Industries for instance. Still, the real issues, which are even more serious are those in the Latin American countries such as; Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, and who knows what other surprises are on the horizon.

Bloggers Must Disclose Financial Ties - Then Journalists Should Disclose Political Affiliations
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We have all heard about the new Federal Trade Commission rule where bloggers must disclose their financial ties with any company whose products or services they recommend in blog posts. It is amazing that so many folks object to this, because it ought to just be a common sense thing, and anyone with any integrity or ethics would normally mention such a thing. Nevertheless, this new law or blogging rule against Buzz Marketing, makes me think that maybe we need new rules for journalists too.

Pilots Lose License For Over Shooting Airport - Politicians Still Working After Going Over Budget
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We all remember those Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their airport while "supposedly" using the aircraft's WiFi to go online and use their laptop in the cockpit. No one knows for sure if this is true, only that the FAA Federal Aviation Administration is investigating and thus, revoked their pilot's licenses for going past the airport that day with a plane load full of passengers. Well, this episode in aviation history is not really a big one, indeed, if we really cared about those who overshoot, we'd fire all our Congressmen and Senators for going over budget; every ...

The Green Barons and Industrial Capitalists Unite to Form the Alternative Energy Bubble
[News-and-Society:Energy] The amount of lobbying, political contributions, and use of the media pushing our nation closer towards alternative energy is somewhat problematic in that we are funding nonsensical energy projects and wasting money. In fact, we are creating an alternative energy bubble as we speak, while simultaneously crippling our current energy infrastructure. Obviously, we want clean, abundant, and reliable energy, and obviously, we need it to run our civilization and all those rapidly growing civilizations around the world.

Socialism Tends to Bring Out Hate Against the Rich and Industrial Capitalists of the Era
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] "Beware of the mob," I always say. And lately I've been very concerned with socialism, and the political rhetoric that goes on which pits poor people against rich people. Almost like an Ayn Rand novel we seem to be headed in the wrong direction in the United States, and we need to be very wary of what sorts of media propaganda and information that is allowed to go into the minds of the masses.

Strategic Planning - Do Not Cannibalize Your Own Store's Retail Profits
[Business:Strategic-Planning] One sticky problem in franchising has been the issue of encroachment, and this is where a franchisor sells additional franchises to close together which impact the trading area of existing franchisees. This happens in a number of ways, and often, it becomes a situation where it is a violation of the franchise agreement. For instance, a franchisor sells a franchise outlet within the exclusive trading area or territory which was assigned to a specific franchisee previously.

Paying Royalties is Not Always a Disadvantage in Business
[Business:Fundraising] Most all franchising systems charge royalties, and even those that don't, those which look more like distributor agreements, still make extra money on the products they sell the franchisee, who must buy the products from the franchisor in a locked-in agreement. Paying royalties goes with the system, but the franchisee also gets something for those royalties, and it usually comes in the way of support from the parent company, marketing of the brand name in the market place, a strong and establish brand name which drives customers to the franchisees location, and a myriad of other opportunities that ...

Good Customer Service Promotes Lots of Good Referrals - Case in Point
[Business:Customer-Service] Most franchisors spend huge amounts of money marketing their new franchise sales. Still, I had always found that once I had a franchisee that was satisfied with the franchise system and was making money, I noted how often they would refer friends and family into our franchise system. It got to the point where we didn't have to advertise much at all, or even bother to market are franchises, because we had a constant flow of referrals.

Marketing Regulatory Business Issues Concerning Investment Business Opportunities
[Legal:Regulatory-Compliance] In many states the franchise regulators are very sensitive about franchisor's use of the word "success" in their advertising and marketing. If you are wondering why this is, it is because the regulatory bodies of most states that put up rules for franchising, are also part of the same division which regulates securities in their state. And they believe that the consumer should not be duped into thinking that their investment will be successful, or that they will automatically make money if they invest in something.

Fast Food and Health Care Taxes Considered
[Business:Retail] Did you know that 30% of all franchised outlets in 1977 were food franchises? That's interesting that one-third of all franchises in the United States are food related, and a good many of them are fast food. Why fast food you ask?

Business is Risky
[Business] There are no guarantees in business. It doesn't matter if you run a large corporation, or a small business nothing is guaranteed. The consumer behavior is constantly changing, the competition is constantly getting better, and the government is always throwing more regulations into the loop making things tough on whatever business model, or industry you're participating in.

The Intercompany Relationships Between Franchisees and Franchisors
[Business:Workplace-Communication] We have all heard that a franchise system is much like a family. We have also heard that the franchise relationship is much like a marriage. After being involved in the franchising industry for over 27 years before retirement, I can attest to both of those statements, they are the best descriptions I have ever considered.

Consultants and Attorneys Clash When it Comes to Disclosure Documents
[Business:Consulting] Franchise attorneys just can't stand it when anyone tries to do anything that is within their scope of legal work. In fact, they get very upset when franchise consultants assist franchisees in producing disclosure documents (FDD or Franchise Disclosure Documents). Why you ask?

Branding a Large Chain With Social Media
[Business:Branding] Every major corporation with a strong brand name needs to be using social media to help increase that brand name, and to stay in touch with the new digital age of consumers. Failure to communicate with your new consumers in a way that they prefer to be communicated with will be a mistake. The new generation of X'ers, and those that come after them have never known life without a cell phone, and the next generation will never have know a life without an iPhone or a smart phone that was fully interactive, and constantly connected to the Internet.

Innovation Must Come Before the Big Founder's Salute!
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] All business models evolve over time, and that includes the franchise business models of the largest franchising systems in the world. And there comes a time when the Franchising Founder, must listen to his team, and his franchisees and allow innovation to carry the company forward. The worst thing a franchise company can do is to allow itself to stagnate.

Should You Take Your Small Business to the Big Time?
[Business:Small-Business] As a franchise consultant, I often encounter small business people who would like to franchise their company all over their state, region, country, or throughout the world. However, before they get too far ahead of themselves, I remind them that it takes about $1 million worth of working capital just to get a franchise company off the ground. Indeed, I also remind them that only 1 in 5 new franchisor's actually ever succeed over five years.

Do You Have Too Much Experience - Are You Too Over Qualified Even For Self Employment?
[Business:Careers-Employment] Experiencing one of the most dreadful things in your professional career, receiving a pink slip and then being laid off from your company can take its toll on the family, marriage, and finances. Perhaps, it is this dilemma, or this fear that causes so many people to look in an alternative direction. Many people choose to own their own business and don't know exactly how to go about that.

Starting a Small Business - Is it Recession Proof?
[Business:Small-Business] This last recession took its toll on the franchising industry, just as it did every other industry. Generally, franchisees are safer than regular small businesses during a recession, but this recession was quite deep and tough. The franchisers also had a tough time selling franchises even though there were five times as many franchise buyers in the market due to all the layoffs; this is because commercial credit markets were tight and it was tough to get franchise financing for new buyers.

Consumer Debt Can Keep You From Your American Dream of Owning a Small Business
[Finance:Credit] As a former franchiser founder, I was always amazed at the number of consumers who would promise me that their credit was exceptional, and they could afford to buy one of our franchises. When I asked them about their credit they were reluctant to share the information, as well anyone should be, and they would simply say; "don't worry about it I have one of the highest credit scores possible." The interesting thing was that many of them did have extremely high credit scores, but they also had so much credit that they were over extended.

Eco Earth Friendly Leftists Want Us to Feel Guilty As Americans For Our Abundance
[News-and-Society:Environmental] It is amazing the level of guilt that is trying to be placed into the minds of Americans these days by Global Warming Alarmists, eco-terrorists, and leftist-socialist-environmentalists. Americans should stop listening. After all, in the USA we have some of the safest water to drink in the World right out of the tap.

If the US is So Far Behind in Education, How Come We Are the Leading Nation?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In the United States we have all heard the warnings that our students lack in reading and math skills. But, they rank amongst the top in the world for entrepreneurial spirit, human will, and they believe that they can do anything. What's more important I ask; after all wasn't it Calvin Coolidge who warned us that there are an abundance of over educated derelicts?

Politically Motivated Eco Groups Often Attack Capitalists Not Realizing All They've Done
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Far too often, the most critical and outspoken eco-alarmists lash out at the industrial capitalists of our present period without realizing all they've done for us, or recognizing how they used free-markets to accomplish the goals they'd set for themselves to clean up our environment. This is quite unfortunate, and it is a complete misunderstanding on the side of the eco-Earth types.

The Fear of Lawsuits - Businesses Must Know the Reality of Legal Risks
[Legal] Every small businessman fears a potential lawsuit may run them out of business; and unfortunately, it can happen at any time especially in our litigious society. Most small businesses encounter a few lawsuits during their years in business, and generally it is from an employee, or a customer, or I should say rather a pre-tenda customer or a pre-tenda employee. For instance, a customer who pretends to be a shopper, just happens to have a little slip and fall accident, and just happens to have three witnesses and two of them with video cameras.

No One Wins in Business Contract Legal Disputes
[Legal] The franchising industry has gotten to be a completely litigious industry, and part of the reason is because franchise attorneys on both sides of the spectrum; franchise system corporate lawyers, and franchisee rights activist lawyers meet on the battlefield attacking one another's clients. However, nobody really wins when franchisees and Franchisor get into lengthy legal disputes, just like the kids never win when parents get divorced and sue each other for years on end. Franchise systems should avoid lawsuits with their franchisees, and franchisees should not threaten to sue franchisors or run off and immediately seek legal ...

Class Action Litigation Against Chain Store Companies Never Solves Real Problems
[Legal] All too often when a franchisee has a problem with their franchisor they immediately seek legal assistance from a franchising attorney. Franchising attorneys that represent franchisees realize that they are often outdone by the larger corporate franchise attorneys on the side of the franchisor. It is difficult for them to win cases due to the ironclad franchise agreements, plus most of time it is the franchisee's fault, franchisors make few legal mistakes, they cannot afford too.

Economic Mistakes and State Regulations; Case Study Comment
[News-and-Society:Economics] There are federal rules and regulations in the franchising industry, but there are also some states that have franchise regulations on top of that. Many of these state regulatory bodies very much hurt franchising companies, and prevent them from coming into their state, slowing down their progress, or providing barriers to entry. This does a number of things that actually ends up hurting the economy in those states, but let me explain.

Should Large Chain Companies Join Large Associations of Their Dealer Networks?
[Business:Small-Business] A few franchisors have joined the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers in an attempt to show that they are they are franchise systems which want what's best for their franchisees, and to achieve the approval, or rather the seal of approval from the AAFD. Still, it seems to me that this is a double edged sword. If a franchisor joins a franchisee rights group that is run by franchisee attorneys, some of which are interested in class-action lawsuits against other franchisors they may find themselves in a bit of a pickle down the road.

Economic Timing and When to Start Your Small Business Considered
[Business:Small-Business] It is really hard to say when the best time to buy a franchise is. If you talk to many franchise consultants they will tell you that the best time to buy a franchise is just before the bottom of the dip of an economic downturn. In other words, you buy your business while the economy is still in recession or shambles, betting that it will soon turn towards the upside.

Corporate Lobbying Challenges in the Retailing Industry Discussed
[Business:Retail] Every large industry has its lobbyists in Washington DC. The large corporate box store retailers have theirs as well, and each of these large corporations is very careful to give money to a number of political candidates each political season. This is unfortunate because the corporate box stores already have incredible economies of scale, and a super advantage in the marketplace due to their strong brand names, and huge number of SKUs in each store.

Is Your Company Controlling Your Outlet's Websites and Blogs?
[Business:Branding] Most large franchising companies have been aware for a while that their franchisees might put up a website, and hire a website designer, which is able to get them a higher search engine ranking than the actual corporation. Therefore, if someone puts in a very popular franchise brand name in a search query they might come up with the franchisee store in Knoxville Tennessee, rather than the main corporate office website. This is problematic for franchising companies, because generally they have zip code searches of all their franchisees, and if someone who is searching in Santa Monica California wants ...

Social Media and Brand Name Considerations in Large Corporations and Franchise Chains
[Business:Branding] They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but we know what happens on twitter may travel all the way around the world in less than a couple minutes. So what if you run a franchising company, and you had worked for many decades building up the brand name, and all of a sudden something very negative showed up on twitter and was sent all the way around the world? You could literally have your brand name destroyed in a couple of hours, after decades of work.

Why Not Just Stop Buying Venezuelan Oil?
[News-and-Society:International] Hugo Chavez has been one royal socialist pain in the rear for the US, and his boisterous rhetoric is a severe danger to all in his region. His actions and angry moves against the US are quite problematic indeed. Not long ago, an acquaintance and I were discussing the issues of Venezuela nationalizing oil assets and Chavez's threats.

Socialist Domino Affect in South America; What's Up?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Remember when the Soviet Union was trying to communize all of Asia? Do you recall 'the Domino Effect' theory and how it shaped US policy around the world Well, not long ago an acquaintance mentioned to me that there were problems brewing in Ecuador, and he was concerned it was turning socialist, and made light of the fact that the socialist domino effect was happening. Well, there is no doubt that Hugo, Evo, and good old US educated socialist Rafael have played to the ignorant mindless masses.

Are the Negotiators in the Iran Nuclear Weapon Talks Making a Deal With the Devil?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Dancing with the devil may not be such a wise idea in the case of the nuclear weapons negotiations with Iran and the free-world. And to that point, I do have one question for the International Community; "How can we trust them now?" Iran has lied to the IAEA and stood up in front of the UN while Amedinejad gave a speech of denial, when a few days later the intelligence was revealed of a second underground uranium enrichment facility.

If You Are Stupid, You Should Write Short and Sweet Online Articles to Hide Your IQ
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Did you know computer scientists developed creative software that looks over people's articles and it can tell if they are an expert in this topic or not by the way they write? It's true, and that software can take any 500 word article and it can be 85% accurate. Therefore, if you are writing articles online it could take 10 of your articles on any given topic and it could run them all through the software and become even more accurate as in 95% accurate.

I See How it Is - Give Cash to Corporate America and Loans to Small Business People?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] President Obama met with small business leaders in New York recently and told them that they are the key to economic recovery, and yet, his words rang hollow. He never seemed to care before, even had his Obama-rama supporters wage war on "Joe the Plumber" if you will recall his off-handed comment; "come on, spread the wealth a little." An obvious quip and socialist leaning remark from his definite internal mindset.

Is the New Japanese Government Willing to Dismiss US Military Presence?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Something very amazing happened in the last election in Japan, they threw out the old guard, and replaced it with a much more progressive group of politicians. Apparently, no one saw that coming and it shocked everyone. Nevertheless, everything about the new Japanese government is different.

I Want to Start a Business Online, Should I Yes Or No?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Who wouldn't like to make money while working from home in their underwear? I suppose that appeals to a good many people, especially considering the job market during this global recession and jobless recovery. Not long ago, an acquaintance of mine stated; "I Want to Start a Business Online, Should I Yes or No?

Commercial Credit and Private Financing Options When Opening a New Business Or Franchise
[Finance:Commercial-Loans] Generally during economic downturns in the business cycles or recessionary times, franchising is an industry that does quite well. That is to say that when people have been laid off, and cannot find a new job they become fed up with corporate America, and start looking around for alternatives. Owning your own business is definitely an alternative to being employed with a large Corporation, and therefore, folks start looking around at the various franchise and business opportunities.

Team Strength is the Most Important Consideration in Business - It's About Relationships
[Business:Team-Building] Most franchise buyers when looking to buy a franchise do their due diligence and carefully look into the profitability of a given franchise system's outlets. They scour for clues and base their decisions only on these numbers. But this is unfortunate because there is a lot more to the franchising world than just the profits of the individual franchises in any given region.

Picking the Best Team Members is Crucial - Beware of Over Profiling
[Business:Team-Building] For those that like to bet on horse races, they often say that they bet on the jockey, not on the horse. That's rather interesting isn't it, after all if someone owns the fastest horse it should win the race right; wrong. As a former franchisor founder, I was intimately involved in deciding who got to buy our franchises, and whom we would turn away.

Accounting Considerations - Franchises and Tabulating Royalty Allocations in Business Planning
[Business:Accounting] Let's say you are considering on buying a franchise and you are busy doing your due diligence and trying to develop some sort of mini business plan to determine if it will be a profitable business or not. Maybe, you are still trying to decide between two different franchisors in the same industry and pick the one that will be best for yourself and your family. Obviously, you are probably concerned with the amount of royalties that are required, as that is an ongoing cost you will have to endure for the term of your franchise agreement.

Why Does Socialism Find Itself on the Rise Around the World?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, you have noted that socialism seems to be on the rise lately, for instance in Latin America, Europe, and other places around the world. Have you asked yourself why? I mean why is it that socialism seems to be on the rise around the world right now?

Entrepreneurs Dealing With Disrespect Due to Media, Politicians, and the Internet
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] It's amazing that we live in a great nation, the greatest nation ever created, one which was founded upon capitalism, and yet, we've reached a point in our society and civilization that we no longer value the builders of this great nation, the small business owners and entrepreneurs that have made us great, provided us jobs, and deliver to us everything you see, everywhere you go throughout our country. It's amazing how many people have such a disregard and disrespect for entrepreneurs and businesspeople. The politicians and media never seem to give the entrepreneurs a break.

Corporations Should Not Fear Small Businesses - They Should Not Fear Their Competition
[Business:Small-Business] One good thing about being a large Corporation is that you have lots of dollars that you can funnel towards politicians so they can rig the rules and regulations to serve your will, providing barriers to entry from new market entrants, and small startup companies that are highly innovative, which could take away a significant market share in short amount of time. Still, corporations should not fear small businesses, or well capitalized small business startups. You see, from a philosophical standpoint the reality is that competition is good for all business.

Fewer Financial Planners Going Forward - Mass Exodus in the Industry
[Investing:Retirement-Planning] Often, large financial collapses in the stock market or major downturns in the economic business cycle will cause complete turmoil in professional financial services industry. The stock market collapse in 2008 has caused most financial planners, and stockbrokers to watch their incomes cut in half or more. Meanwhile, many of their clients are so upset they have left to go to new brokers, or they have put their money into bonds and CDs.

Small Business Blogs - Are You Blogging For Comments Or Do You Blog For Dollars?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] If you run a small business blog you need to consider why you are blogging. You must always realize that you should maintain one goal in mind. And that is to communicate with your customers and future customers, build up your local community goodwill and brand name, while giving any reason to your clientele to shop with you early and often.

Is Your Subscriber List on Your Business Blog Growing? It Should Be
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] One way to tell if your business blogs is doing its job is to see how many new subscribers you are getting. And it is also quite important who your new subscribers are. You may find that several of your subscribers happen to be your competitors.

"NATO Nations Approve of US Troop Build Up in Afghanistan," States White House Reporter
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, the Obama Administration is putting a wonderful spin on the Afghanistan war. We have been losing troops, and our soldiers in combat have been getting killed due to slow decision-making in Washington DC. Now, the White House is stating that they met with NATO nations, and the NATO nations approve of the US troop buildup in Afghanistan.

Double Dippity Do Dah - Economic Crisis is Not Over
[News-and-Society:Economics] One of the things that worries most economists right now is the chance that we may go into a double dip recession. If you'll recall the economic collapse was centered around the banking industry. Well, things are not under control yet.

There Are Those Amongst Us That Are Trying to Get President Obama Expelled From Office
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There are still a good number of people who believe that president Obama has no business being the President of the United States, because they believe he was not born in the US and therefore, he's not eligible to run for office. Others believe that he is not even a US citizen, but rather he is a citizen of Kenya. Now then, the people who believe this have been called many names, and those that lean towards a socialist-liberal political persuasion are calling these folks "birthers" and conspiracy theorists.

President Obama Declares War
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Our nation's young President has declared war on Swine Flu, knowing that the N1H1 virus is deadly serious and that it is imperative that action be taken swiftly and immediately. His teams have been working around the clock to insure that the vaccines are safe and distribution is cleared without excessive government rules, regulations, and restrictions. President Obama has laid the groundwork for a potential "marshal law" scenario.

The Rational and Legitimate Use of Gas Air Weapons in Wartime
[News-and-Society:Military] The United States of America and NATO have been very careful not to use gas air weapons in Afghanistan. However, in Vietnam napalm was quite effective in the battlefield. Over 100 nations have signed on to a potential treaty at the United Nations to not use gas air weapons.

Lithium Batteries - Hey, Wait One Minute!
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Everyone seems to be talking about going to electric cars in the United States. They tell us that these cars will run efficiently, and without creating pollution. That simply is not true, it is a fallacy, and we are not facing the reality.

Imperial County California - Unemployment Worse Than Mexico
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We hear a lot of complaints about the high unemployment in the United States. When we think about the highest unemployment rates we think of places like Detroit in Michigan. But did you know that there is another extremely high unemployment rate in the US.

Chop Shops For Ships and Other Pirate Tricks
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] If your car gets stolen in New York City, you are pretty much SOL. Your car will be driven out of the city and it will either be put into a cargo container to ship to another country, or it will hit a chop shop and within a few hours it won't exist any longer. Luckily, some people have OnStar, which can shut the car off if someone tries to steal it.

China's Global Scavenger Hunt For Oil Could Send Global Recession Double Dipping Indeed
[News-and-Society:International] The Chinese are searching around the globe for oil and resources so they can continue to grow their civilization. They realize if they cannot get oil supplies, they cannot grow. They also realize that without growth their financial markets will tumble.

The Ultimate Goal of Robotic Engineers - Will it Be Humans Last Big Mistake?
[Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] The ultimate goal of robotic engineers is to create artificially intelligent robotic androids, which can serve the every desire and will of mankind. To do this, the androids and robots will have to have artificially intelligent software which is as smart as humans (not saying much), and hopefully smarter so they can anticipate the needs and desires of those humans they will be serving. Indeed, that is a pretty big goal, the ultimate goal if you will of robotic engineers.

"Be Eco-Friendly, Pay Your Bill Online," The Advertisement Said
[Business:Accounting] Many people pay their bills online, without going anywhere, and in a way that helps the environment. Not long ago, I got a postcard in the mail from one of the companies I do business with and it told me that I should be eco-friendly and pay my bill online, rather than putting a check into an envelope and sending it to the company. I laughed because in my estimation the company was pretending to be a green company that cared about the environment, but most likely they only cared about their cash flow.

When Humans Are Gone What Will Remain?
[Book-Reviews:Philosophy] Perhaps, you've seen the special on the Discovery Channel of what would happen if humans disappeared overnight. The educational documentary goes through all of our civilization, including our energy plants, our bridges, our roads, and our buildings, our dams, and theorizes on what would remain, and how fast the corrosion, rust, and decay would set in. It also asks the question of what the species that were left behind would do with our cities, as the new inhabitants and how they might adapt to their new habitats.

I Am a Writer But I Want to Make Money in an Online Business
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] With so many people out of work more and more folks are turning towards an online business of their own. Most do not know what to do, but they know they want to do something working from home on the Internet. Not long ago, a fellow online article writer and future online article marketer stated that he was a writer and he said; "I Want to Make Money in an Online Business, what should I do?"

Beware of Putting News Casters on Pedestals
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Far too many people outside the USA judge the US by what is on their TV Sets, and this is because the Global Media is for the most part US Based; CNN for instance. If you doubt this, perhaps I might give you an example. You see, I have an acquaintance in Peru, who lives up in the highland areas.

The EU Needs to Develop Better Meaningful Relationships With the USA
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] If you talk with folks in Europe they'll tell you that the US needs to rebuild relations with the EU. That our past Presidential Administration didn't handle itself correctly, and they really believe this. However, it appears to have never entered their minds that maybe the EU nations need to rebuild their ties with the US and apologize for the way they've treated us, condemned us, and turned their media and people against us.

How Can I Really Make Money Online - What is the Secret?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] It seems these days that everyone is trying to find a way to make money online. And there are some folks actually doing it. Not long ago, an acquaintance told me that he was living in basically the middle of "nowhere" out in the sticks, and wanted to know if internet marketing could be for him.

What Types of Internet Articles Should Online Article Submission Directory Sites Ban?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There has been lots of discussion online about the types articles which are acceptable for article directory websites on the Internet. Most of the legitimate online article authors just hate to see articles that have to do with topics which are not mainstream or far too risque. As an article author myself online, there are things that bother me when I see them on such websites. Therefore, I am very careful where I post my content.

How to Write Quality Articles - Lots of Them - This is Article Number 19,000
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most online article writers are completely challenged by writing, and yet, they realize they must write more articles to stay on top of their article marketing endeavors. Luckily, over the years, I've created several methods to assist me in doing this, and I believe it is time for me to share those with the world. Occasionally, online article authors email me and ask me my secrets to high-output of articles, thus, I'd like to share with you the types of responses I give.

All Smart Politicians Have "Enemies Lists" and the More Machiavellian, the Longer the List Gets
[News-and-Society:Politics] They say that all shrewd politicians have enemy lists, and unfortunately, that is probably true. Indeed, many have accused the Obama Administration of having enemy lists. And it turns out that some insiders in the administration have admitted to such.

It is Always the New Person That Finds the Innovations - You Know Why?
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Over the years, as an entrepreneur I've done quite well because my companies were always on the leading edge of innovation. Many people look at what we had accomplished and they were blown away, but I must tell you much of the innovation came from our customers, our franchisees, our team members, our vendors, and our employees. Interestingly enough, it was always the new guy, or the newcomer who came up with the best ideas.

Financial Clients Leaving Brokers Who Didn't Buy Then Back Into the Market at the Bottom
[Investing:Retirement-Planning] During times of economic crisis and chaos, many clients of financial planners and stockbrokers will choose to leave and find a new broker. In fact, one recent survey in Financial Planner Magazine showed that 85% of the clients were considering getting a new broker right now.

China is Really Concerned About Peace - Oh Really Now, You Mean the Chinese Military?
[News-and-Society:Military] Presently, China is on the first tier of trading partners with the United States of America. Nobody knows how long this will last, but China hopes that lasts forever. This is because the American middle class consumer has funded much of their 10% year-over-year growth for the last 30 years.

Cracking of Indian Ocean Plate, and the Reality For Massive Problems Around the World
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Did you know that many geologists that study tectonic plates are worried that the tectonic plate under the Indian Ocean might break? If that does happen our planet will completely change, and a good many of the species on this planet will die off. It is these kinds of severe disruptions in the geology of the earth which cause mass extinction events of plants and animals.

What Are the Chinese Doing in Pakistan's Kashmir?
[News-and-Society:International] There is a lot of turmoil and chaos going on in Pakistan's population right now. They are also experiencing a huge economic issue with inflation and high and employment. Things are at a boiling point, and that is before you even consider the reality of Al Qaeda and the Taliban at odds with the Pakistani government, and any US involvement with the government or within the region.

Paying Out Annuity Death Benefit With a Forced Annuity to the Heirs With the Same Company?
[Insurance:Life-Annuities] Annuities have sure been a popular investment vehicle of the last few decades, and yet, they have also been abused by their insurance company purveyors. Some of the less reputable insurance companies that offer them pay the highest commissions to their broker agents, and they have not been regulated as well as they should have in the past.

Don't Let Your Blog Run Your Life - Blogging Content at the Top and the Top Blogger's Blogs
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Blogging gurus believe that companies and corporations that have blogs should spend at least one hour per day at updating them. That is to say they should spend one hour doing research, creating blog posts, or replying to comments and removing detracting comments where one blog comment poster criticizes another or starts a cat fight. Still, one hour a day on your company blog is a lot of time to spend.

Article Submission Site Challenge - Keeping the Best Article Authors With the Most Experience
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] One of the most difficult things to do for an online article submission site is to keep the best authors, and get rid of those peddling junk online, over-hyping, or posting rather thin and weak content. Far too many "get-rich-quickers" are putting up article content that is PLR, article spam, or derivative work "spun" by an artificial intelligent software program.

Online Article Directory Sites Are Being Over Run Due to a Naive Understanding of the Situation
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Why is it that all of a sudden we have so many article authors online who are able to write 1000s of articles per month, when previously they all had trouble writing 10-20 per month? Well, it's because they are not writing the articles at all. They are using software to write them. Artificial Intelligent software, which uses derivative schemes that take a few articles and "spin them" and if that wasn't bad enough, let me tell you, it gets worse.

Top Article Submission Site Success - Due to Affiliate Marketers Or Quality Article Authors?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many affiliate marketers claim that the reason article marketing is so successful and so many people use it, is because they promote article marketing to those who sign up with them. One affiliate marketer went so far as to say about one of the top online article submission sites.

President Declares "Swine Flu Emergency" And So, Let's Dissect This
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] President Obama has said that he declares Swine Flu a National Emergency, but why? If this Swine Flu is such an emergency, then why didn't the President act faster during the breakout in Mexico City. His poor leadership caused it to not be contained, and airline traffic was not shut down from Mexico, our borders were not sealed, and thus, it got away and traveled to 150 countries. Now, some say it may be pushing the limit to place blame on the President for his inaction. However, had he stopped it then, we wouldn't have this problem now.

Article Author Claims 700 Articles Per Week - 101 Per Day?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Affiliate marketing guru (claimed to be guru) brags about the ability to write 700 articles online per week (articles of 500 words), okay, but let me tell you something about this claim. It is false, and we need folks who have their hopes and dreams set on 'getting rich' online through article marketing to step back from such wildly hyped claims. Because, I guarantee if you put someone into a room with a computer for one week, and you brought them food while they worked and only allowed them to sleep and use the restroom, they would not be able.

What Do You Think About Affiliate Marketeers and Their Article Marketing Advice?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] You know, there actually are some decent "Affiliate Marketers" but I sure have noticed a few deplorable ones. When you go to their websites; they hype the hell out of everyone, basically promising to make people rich online. I truly wonder how many of them are "rich" themselves and yes, I am sure a few have done quite well and make in excess of 10K a month.

The Future of AI Writing Software and How it Will Affect Us All
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Did you know there artificially intelligent writing programs that can create online articles and even make eBooks? It's true and amazingly enough, some of these AI programs are getting so good they'll be able to write poetry, make jokes, and create screenplays and novels too. We must consider this potential eventuality because it is approaching quite quickly as we speak.

Should Article Author Directory Websites Have Statistical Rankings For Their Writers?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] It is really hard to say how article submission directory websites could possibly rate their top authors by quality. Nevertheless, due to the onslaught of thinly created content (no meat for the reader) and all the derivative generated articles being posted for publication, it's amazing the vast differences in abilities by the various writers, or computer writing programs. Many article websites now ban derivative software, but it's beginning to seem hard to tell what's what.

Frankenstein Articles, Spam Content, and Illegitimate Nonsense on Article Websites
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] One doesn't have to look very hard to see the evidence that online article directory sites are being over-run by "spammy" articles and junk content. Indeed, most of the legitimate content article writers cringe when they see who else is coming to post and publish articles at their favorite online directory websites. In fact, I feel really bad for the top online directory sites, as many of these guys are working hard, far too hard to eliminate bad content.

Will ObamaCare Help You If You Get Swine Flu and Are Near Death? No
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] "Thank god for ObamaCare," Oprah recently stated on national TV. Although it was not a political pep rally for the Obama Administration, it may as well have been one with that statement. Now then, let's challenge Oprah's comments for a moment shall we?

Small Business and Small Minded Decisions - Hypocrisy Prevails
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Not long ago, President Obama went to talk to a group of small business people in New York, and he stated the obvious; small business employs 75% of our population and small businessmen and women are the key to economic recovery, or something to that effect. Yes, that is rather obvious isn't it. And yet, credit markets have been frozen in the commercial banking sector, and 100s of billions went to large corporate bailouts due to the; "The Too Big To Fail," theory, motif, and syndrome.

Are Humans Divine Creatures of God? Humans and Animals - How Much Difference?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Most religious folks believe that man was created by god, and that somehow humans are better than all the other animals. Well, I tell you what, why don't you go up to a polar bear and tell them that, or jump in with a great white shark, and say; "listen buddy, I am better than you, I am a human!" and see how long you last.

What Makes Animals and Humans So Different?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Most folks see humans as the top species on the planet, and in many regards humans are considering they've set up shop on every continent and taken up vast portions of the land mass. Of course, birds, insects, and other animals are all over too, and they live in and around all the people. Likewise the oceans are filled with species where few humans exist and our planet's surface is two-thirds covered in water.

Doing Research to Produce Great Online Article Content
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most online article authors, the real ones, not the article software programs want to produce better articles. They want to improve traffic, quality, and make sure their content is packed with valuable information for their readers. Yes, it's true not everyone cares as much as you do, but since you and I, really do care, let me give you a few tips and suggestions to improve your articles.

Cheaters and Online Article Marketers - Trust in Jeopardy and Ethics in the Balance
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Today, we find cheaters everywhere in our society, and just when you seem to be getting ahead from your hard work someone comes along and cheats you out of your award, prize, money, or efforts, and it is too bad really. Think about what you've seen in your life for a moment, everywhere you look the honest people tend to get the shaft, why? We have cheaters in government, politics, sports, business, NGOs, community non-profit groups, academia, science, military, police, legal profession, judicial system, and it is a real problem with kids cheating in school, as that is where ...

Rating Top Quality Authors at the Top Online Article Directory Websites Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Derivative article software programs are being sold to article marketers in record numbers and those authors are using this software to create 1000s of articles, and they are filling up the online article directories so fast, that the legitimate content posted and published by real human authors doesn't stand a chance. I've heard some of these software affiliate program sellers laughing, thinking they are really sly, while they've talked to me on the phone. What can be done about this?

How Long Should Online Article Authors Make Their Internet Articles?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] The question is often raised as to how long online articles should be for online article marketers. Interestingly enough we see many of the Internet news articles 150 to 250 words, which isn't very much, but it is enough to allow for the basics, such as the; who, what, when, where, how and why; which we often associate with our news. Still, online article marketing is somewhat different in that the goal is to gain the readers trust, give them some decent information, and then allow them to click on the link on the byline of the article.

How Can I Research to Write Better Online Articles?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Far too many online article marketers write really thin content and try to pass it off as relevant to the various online article submission websites. And in doing so they lower the standards for all, and actually do the opposite of what is intended, which was to develop a solid reputation as a reliable source for information. Still, there are ways to do research to write good strong content, without going back to college and getting a degree.

Should Online Article Directories Require Only 400 Word Articles?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There is much talk about creating a minimum standard for article on the major Internet directory article websites. Not long ago, the number being thrown around was 400 word minimums. This might be an idea, unfortunately it bothers many article authors; me included.

Robotic Parking Garages Save Space But There is a Catch-22 - Energy Usage
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] It seems that robotic parking structures are the wave of the future, and in many high-rent downtown business districts or high-rise apartment complexes where space is at a premium and parking is absolutely out of control when it comes to the cost, these robotic garages become the perfect solution. Still, today everyone is concerned about energy usage, and everyone is trying to cut back, and become a more green company; thus, reducing their carbon footprint.

Local Economic Development Starts With a Local Think Tank
[News-and-Society:Economics] How can a bunch of very experienced businessmen and women do something great in their town? Well, why not start a Think Tank, which will serve as an incubator for small business and economic development. And then let's get that town hopping again and the whole county for that matter.

Is the President Attempting to Take the "Obama" Out of ObamaCare?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Our President claims to be taking a "hiatus" from the HealthCare debate according to administration officials that had an exclusive interview with the New York Times, refusing to discuss the issue with Fox News recently. The President's staff said he was allowing the Democrat Legislators to work out their differences, which political critics say is a buzz-phrase meaning; "it's their bill, not mine, so don't call it ObamaCare, because if this thing fails, it's not on me."

Where Does Article Marketer Traffic Originate? - Why Derivative Article Software Destroys
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Most folks who post articles at online article directories in order to do Internet marketing like to see their articles prominently displayed on those websites. They get very upset when people coming to those sites cannot find their articles easily. Many of these directory websites have thus, show cased their top authors by category.

The Debris, Dumping, and Destruction Caused by Derivative Doo Doo Online Articles Discussed
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Electronic Publishing Houses for Online Articles have made quite a name for themselves over time. Today, there are 1000s of online article directory websites. Most have been recently over run with recently coined; "Frankenstein Articles" or software generated derivative articles, which are created by spinning articles previously written.

Frankenstein Article Marketing and Article Directories - Some Philosophy on That
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There seems to be a complete paradigm shift in the world of online article marketing. The algae bloom that was growing has turned toxic and the red tide is now hitting the once beautiful sand beaches scaring away tourists, and destroying the economic vitality of Club Med and the other resort communities nearby. You see, artificially intelligent software is now allowing article marketers to write five articles and turn them into 50-articles.

How Should Online Article Directory Websites Showcase Their Top Article Authors?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Most online article directory sites out there on the Internet and there are literally 1000s now to choose from attempt to highlight their authors based on the number of articles they submit and this encourages article writers to produce more content to rank higher on the show cased authors page. Unfortunately, we have a paradigm shift now with the advent of artificially intelligent derivative software, which can take articles and spin them into many articles with slight variations. This means one article author who writes five articles can immediately have 50 of them, and therefore giving them a "10-times" ...

What Exactly Are We Trying to Negotiate With Iran?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many Obama supporters and arm chair generals blame the Bush Administration for a failure in negotiating with North Korea. It appears they got North Korea to come to the six party talks about their nuclear weapons program in trade for food and oil and they had discussed the "dismantling of their nuclear weapon program." Turns out North Korea continues to threaten peace and continues to do missile tests.

Can Online Article Directory Websites Slide With Derivative Software Articles Forever?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There are many second rate, and third rate online article directory websites out there. These websites cater to article marketers that need to drive traffic to their online businesses. These second and third tier directory sites are being overrun by articles created not by humans but by derivative software programs that spin existing content, as they make one article into 10 or ten articles into 100. Now, these directory sites don't seem to care about these spam articles. But the top tier and first rate directory websites sure do.

Author Rating Scheme For Online Article Directories Discussed
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] We all know that we can go online and read articles on nearly any website these days and rate the article once we read it. And when we see a low-rated article, often we will not even bother to read it at all, who can blame us, we are all so very busy in this click-happy world. Still, have you wanted to see ratings of the actual authors who write this content, or crap, depending on the author or articles they write?

Should Online Article Directory Websites Have a Rating System?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] It appears that the readers of online articles enjoy rating the articles they read. They either rate them based on the quality of writing, or more often than not, whether they agree with the author of the article; and if not the article gets a low-star rating. If the author politically agrees with the reader's point of view, they get an "A" or a five-star rating.

Could Positive Employment Numbers Be Five Years Out?
[Business:Careers-Employment] We are told by the best economists that the unemployment numbers will continue for quite some time perhaps, a year or more. In other words we won't see a bottoming out of unemployment until 2012 and that is a long time away. Now when they say bottoming out, they mean the bottom of the unemployment curve, and therefore, it will be a while until we have positive employment numbers again, and some say it could be five years out.

Business Sustainability - Beware of Self Assessments
[Business:PR] Most small businesses and corporations realize that if they make a mistake in public relations, it will come back and bite them. This is especially true when promoting your advances in business sustainability, advertising your zero carbon footprint, or PR'ing the fact that your business uses hybrid delivery vehicles or alternative energy. Likewise, it can get you into serious regulatory issues if you promote yourself as a green company, when you really aren't.

If You Are Blogging For Business You Need to Set Goals
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Things have been tough on the small business person, especially during the 2008-2009 recession. Many businesses have cut back on their marketing and advertising because they do not have the revenue coming in to support those expenses. Even though they realized that they are cutting off the hand that feeds them when they skip their advertising, they have no choice because they have to pay their employees and rent first.

Cargo Ship Container Companies Ordering 100s of New Ships Timing the Business Cycles
[News-and-Society:Economics] Some of the wealthiest corporations in the world are involved in the international shipping business. Whereas, we hear a lot of economic doom-and-gloom about this recession being more like a depression, the reality is that the overall economic feel of this recession is only perhaps, twice or three times as bad as the normal business cycle. In other words, yes it was a bad recession, as far as recessions go, but in reality that is all it really was.

If the Cold Snap Was Caused by Global Warming, Then It's Irrelevant
[News-and-Society:Weather] It is amazing all the public relations which has been created over the global warming issue. It is equally amazing at how every single event that happens in our society and civilization is always attributed some how to this global warming theory. If there are no hurricanes this year, it is of course, because global climate warming, due to human activity has so drastically changed our weather patterns, that things will never be the same.

Political Parties Are Those of Lots of Words, Lots of Promises, Yet Little Meaningful Action
[News-and-Society:Politics] It is true that there are almost as many jokes about politicians, as there are about lawyers. Interestingly enough, many politicians are lawyers, which probably makes sense because they are our lawmakers. And yet, one has to ask why we make so many jokes about politicians, such as; "how do you know when a politician is lying; his lips are moving.

Beware of Co Worker Friends Stealing Your Invention Or Concept
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] It has always been said that; "loose lips sink ships," and so, there are things that you need to keep close to the vest. One of those things you need to be careful about is with whom you discuss your innovations, inventions, or new concepts. Even if you have a close friend, or coworker you need to be very careful.

2012, Global Warming, and So Called Prophesy
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] Apparently, we have far too many people worried about prophesy; things such as Nostradamus's bizarre riddles which can fit nearly any period; past, present, or future, as it reads much like a Machiavellian based future tale, the types of things which history is constantly repeating. Others are fearful of the Mayan Calendar and say that Global Warming maybe the cause? Global Warming is an interesting topic, of course as you probably know back in the 1970s they were scaring everyone that we were going into an Ice Age, and well, warming sure sounds a lot better to me ...

Why So Many Good Folks Bow Out of Community Volunteerism Discussed
[Business:Non-Profit] Over the years, perhaps like you, I've done my fair share of community volunteering and philanthropy. Indeed, I did this as part of my business to give a little bit back as we grew, and also because I was always told, this was the right thing to do. I still believe that, and I am glad you believe it too.

Understanding the Reality and Yes, Often the Necessity of Bureaucracy
[Book-Reviews:Politics] For those who are constantly criticizing government, perhaps, they need to understand a little more about what it is, how it works, why we need it, and the reality of the bureaucracy. Not long ago, I met an interesting gentleman and he had been a successful entrepreneur and then later decided to become a county commissioner. It's good to see such folks working in government, and we need more of them because they bring a good deal of expertise from the private sector into government; and it's really needed.

Global Warming Alarmists Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint by Having Fewer Children
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There is a lot of talk about reducing the carbon footprint for each and every individual. Some of the main supporters of global warming theory have come under fire because they live in homes that have an excess of 25,000 square feet, and fly around on corporate jets. Onlookers say that if they were really concerned about the environment they should stop preaching and reduce their own carbon footprints first.

Diversity of Expertise When Setting Up Executive Management Teams Discussed
[Business:Management] One thing that executive management teams often make a mistake of is that they tried to hire people who will fit in well with the current team, people who think the same, perhaps have the same hobbies, or have similar experiences and have attended similar MBA schools. In some regards this is good because it helps build organizational capital quickly, but it is actually very unfortunate in the long-run because there is not a diversity of expertise.

Flat Panel Display TV's Will Not Save Retail Christmas Earnings - Let Me Explain Why
[News-and-Society:Economics] Last year, it was the flat-panel TV displays which went on sale and they may have saved retail Christmas sales. It seemed everyone wanted to go out and get one of these displays for their living room. As it turns out, the 2008 Christmas sales were dismal, but they were not as catastrophic as many believed they would be after the huge economic collapse in September and October of 2008.

Identity Theft Regulations on Business Unjust
[Legal:Identity-Theft] Identity theft is one of the biggest problems in the United States, and the FBI has noted that illegal activity from identity theft has now overtaken the illegal drug trade as the biggest and most costly crime in the US. So what are we doing about identity theft, and are we able to catch all the criminals; the identity thieves? Well, it is extremely hard to catch them because as soon as they steal someone's identity, they spend all the victims money, rack up huge debt, and then they disappear.

Should Online Article Directory Sites Crack Down on PLR and Derivative Online Content?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many online article marketers are looking for ways to hyper-space their web presence to drive more traffic to their websites. They want massive amounts of traffic not trickle traffic. They also want lots of incoming links and they want the best search engine ranking.

How Can We Get Upset With Market Manipulators When the Game Itself is Rigged?
[Investing:Stocks] The Securities Exchange Commission is going after insider traders and Ponzi Scheme managers in a fierce way. We Americans do not take too kindly to those who manipulate the system do we? Heck no, we want justice don't we?

Social Security in Germany and in the USA - Think on Retirement
[Home-and-Family:Retirement] Europe has a growing problem, as in an aging problem, one which is starting to seriously affect it's economy. The European Union is trying to keep inflation under control with the Euro and many of the more socialist nations like France and Germany are spending too much in deficit, and they are also spending too much on social security benefits. This is directly due to the number of retirees.

Retiring in the Bolivian Beautiful Landscape?
[Home-and-Family:Retirement] There are many third world nations one can retire to. For instance you could retire in Costa Rica, as so many American Ex-patriots do, or you could check out the new resort communities being built in Guatamala or Honduras. Some of the poorest nations are the best places due to the difference in money.

Expatriate and Retire in Beautiful Peru!
[Home-and-Family:Retirement] Most people do not realize this but Peru is on the "A-List" for trade in the US, and it is a nation that is enjoying the benefits of importing various products. Likewise, Peruvians and Americans get along very well, they always have. Perhaps, you even know some friends from Peru, I have several now and some wonderful online acquaintances too.

Writing Online Articles About Other Countries Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most online article writers do not realize the incredible amount of interest which can be generated when writing about another country. Over the last 5 months, a little experiment was done using one of the top online article submission websites, indeed nearly 100 articles were written about China, and the traffic it generated was truly incredible. What was astounding to me was that the China articles have helped our Think Tank recruit members to think about China, and have expertise there.

The Changing Landscape of Online Article Marketing Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Things have sure changed in the world of Internet Article Authoring over the past few years. When I started for instance in 2005, the top online article writer had only 200 some articles at one of the top online "articles" directory sites. Today there are 1,000s with that many articles posted there.

Online Article Content and the Challenges of Quality in the Information Age Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] In the world of Internet Content there is nothing short of an abundance of digital work, of course, like anything that means there is a whole lot of good and a whole lot of bad. And if you consider the huge amount of content and speed of the Internet in real-time you can begin to imagine the incredible amount of work to filter the good, bad, and ugly at an online article directory site. And believe you me, not all such directory websites are created equally.

2010 Thoughts on Small Online Business and Online Article Marketing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many businesses have suffered in this recession, many small businesses, coaches, consultants, service companies, small product companies have turned to the top online article directory websites to help promote their businesses. Why you ask, because quite frankly it's one of the best ways to market online, through informational selling. Just like those companies that write articles in industry trade journals, folks can go online, produce content and put a byline at the bottom, only it's even better, as they can put hyperlinks to their websites and drive traffic instantly.

Why Milton Friedman Was a Libertarian
[News-and-Society:Politics] We all know that government often wastes our money and starts well-intentioned social programs, but as soon as they start giving stuff away, everyone goes and puts their hands out and the programs keep growing and costing more. Eventually they are giving to those who do not deserve it and they continue to tax us to pay for it. We personally, would never give to support folks that do not deserve it but somehow our government does.

Why Are Gay Rights Activists Protesting in Washington DC - They Have Gay Rights There Already
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It seems interesting that 10,000 folks from the GBLT crowd would storm on Washington DC for gay rights, when that city is one of the most homosexual cities in our nation. The percentage of homosexuals in Washington DC exceeds any other city in the "whole world" and so, if the homosexual community really wanted to make a stand, they should protest in a city like Houston TX, or Casper WY.

Helping in Kenya and Fixing the Slum Problem - Rock Creek Village Case Study
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] We sure have some big problems in Kenya with regards to the urban slums. The Kibera slum one of the largest on the planet has nearly 1 million people in it, and it keeps growing. Not long ago, a gentleman who is working with a Christian Group out of Tennessee contact our Think Tank and wished to learn more about what we can do to solve some of these problems?

Brain Function and Cognitive Ability Considered
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] When it comes to brain function it appears that the most efficient human brains are those which allow less energy to escape while the electro-impulses are working. What about the size of the human brain, does that matter in intelligence? Well, the size may be less relevant than once thought, but of course, having decent density, the right ratio of white/gray matter, plus, the efficiency of well-insulated connections, plus being large, would be a winning combo.

2010 to 2012 Challenges For the Future of Online Article Marketing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There are many online article marketers these days willing to take short-cuts in their online article marketing efforts and unfortunately they are indeed also causing quite a stir. You see, they are using software that allows them to make derivative works of previous articles. This allows them to turn one article in to many articles.

Retirement in the Mountain Regions of Ecuador and Peru Considered
[Home-and-Family:Retirement] Does it make sense to move to a beautiful third world paradise and expatriate when you retire in the US? After all, inflation is coming, social security is collapsing, and your savings will not last forever, especially considering the reality of the future economy and massive numbers of baby boomers retiring now and the US government's future inability to pay for it all.

Political Challenges in South and Central America
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Politics in South and Central America are sure interesting. If you talk to someone in Guatemala they will tell you that it doesn't matter if a leftist gets into power, or if a dictator tries to take over, because the people will just rise up and over throw them. And they'll tell you how this happens every couple of decades anyway, and it's just part of how it works. If you talk to any astute gentleman from Peru, they will tell you that they are not too one-sided when it comes to politics.

Personal Cocaine Use in Mexico City Skyrockets!
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Well, the Mexican government said they would do it, and they have. They have legalized personal consumption of drugs such as marijuana and cocaine. Not large amounts, and no one allowed to sell it by large-quantity, but it's okay if you have some. That's rather interesting if you think about it, you are not allowed to sell it in bulk amounts, or distribute it in bulk amounts, but if you have it on your person that's legal?

"Other Cultures Are Taking a More Active Position in the World," She Said
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The United States is the world's only Super Power and the reality is no other nation comes even partially close. Japan with the second largest economy in GDP, has a 5.5 Trillion Dollar GDP when their economy is cooking along during times of non-global economic recession.

Baby Boomers and Medicare Collapse Cometh!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Hey, let's face it, soon the US will go through the same problems that Japan is going through with its aging population, as it was not able to replace the huge numbers of elders with number of new born. Worse, to pay for all those older adults in retirement, this meant a huge burden on the current generation, and it also means economic stagnation as per economic theory and simple math.

How Good Are Your Instincts and Where Do They Come From?
[Self-Improvement:Techniques] Often, people get some sort of vibes, gut feeling, or intuition and they go with their instincts. Of course, we all do this at times, but some folks are really good at it you see. Not long ago, I mentioned this to an acquaintance and she said; "I think there are some people who have good instincts on some very high functioning levels - ah but what is instinct?

Beware of Breaking Franchise Law When Selling to Wacky People!
[Business:Franchising] It has often been said that our politically correct laws take things way too far. One interesting law we have on our books has to do with banks, investments, employment, etc. and it clearly states that one cannot deny someone the opportunity based on religion. And religion can mean many things, and it would include cult religions. Now there are some people who think all religion is a cult, and in a way they could be right in that they all have followings and psychological reinforcement.

Imagination is Everything in Business
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] It is amazing the kinds of labels we give to entrepreneurs, many people think they are crazy, and some people think they are wild and out of control, but in reality these business owners that are "flying by the seat of their pants" are full of imagination and innovation. This is why they are constantly hyper-spacing their competition.

Alternative Marketing, Promotion, Public Community Relations Discussed
[Business:PR] Far too many businesses are still caught up in the old way of advertising. They do the whole yellow page thing, and advertise in the newspaper. Some do radio, and even cable advertising.

Your Success Hinges on Your Community Contacts
[Business:Networking] They say, "It is not what you know, but who you know." Whereas, that is probably true; it probably is more important who you know and not necessarily all the knowledge you have; still, I'd say it's a little of both. And, it is also important to know how to get to know the people you need to know. You see, if you own a small business your business success hinges upon your ability to create community contacts, and get a referral network going.

What the Movie "District 9" Says About Corruption at the United Nations
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] So, how is it that one movie can go after so many of the hypocrisies of the world? How can one movie make all of humanity look in the mirror and dump the facade of all the injustices in the world? I don't know how they did it, but the movie is called District 9.

What the Movie "District 9" Says About Humankind's Ability to Deal With an Alien Race
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] "What if" and isn't that always the question? What if an alien species that was of equal intelligence, or greater intelligence than that of mankind were to visit the Earth; how would we go about this opportunity? Would we immediately exploit their advanced technology to use in weapon designs?

What the Movie "District 9" Says About Culture, Racism, and Labeling
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] The Movie District 9 was one of the best movies in the fall of 2009. The movie takes place in Johannesburg South Africa where an alien ship has landed and offloaded 1 million aliens. Immediately, a fence is put around their location, and it turns into a huge urban slum.

Stimulus Construction Companies Create Tons of New Jobs?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The 878 Billion Dollar was said to create millions of jobs for Americans, it didn't even come close to being close, but there is some good news for at least 10s of thousands of folks who now have temporary jobs from construction companies building infrastructure projects and are at least smiling temporarily. When discussing this with some economic development buddies the other day, one of them said to me; "Hey, it's the thought that counts right?" Well, you should know that is a little running joke we have about the incompetence of government when it comes to economics.

What the Movie "District 9" Says About the World's Urban Slums
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] The movie District 9, is a movie about aliens that end up on Earth, and yet, the movie is as much about social, and geopolitical issues of our time. There are indeed many underlining themes running through the movie. One interesting thing about the movie is the aliens are put into a slum like area, reminiscent of the Kibera Slum in Nairobi Kenya. There is trash everywhere, raw sewage pits, and the aliens are treated as bad or worse than the most despicable examples of humanity, in the worst urban slums in the world.

What the Movie "District 9" Says About the Realities of Humanity
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] We should all be concerned with the urban slums on our planet. These represent the very worst of humanity, and it is a problem that must be solved. Recently, I went to see the movie District 9, which seemed to almost be an allegory for apartheid.

What the Movie "District 9" Says About the Future of Bio-Metric Weapons
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] The United States military now has weapons that only US servicemen can fire, they do this by putting a ring, with biometric details on the hand of each soldier. If their ring is out of range, the weapon cannot fire. This means that if a base camp with US troops is overrun, by let's say the Taliban, those folks cannot use the weapon against us.

What the Movie "District 9" Says About Human Computer Interfaces With Space Crafts
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] Most UFO-ologists tell stories of space crafts that are operated by extraterrestrial beings or aliens. In the cockpits of these space ships the extraterrestrial or alien actually becomes part of the working system within the spacecraft. In fact, while operating the spacecraft the operator becomes one with the spacecraft; it is like an extension of their bodies and minds.

God Bless the Italians!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] So, how is NATO doing over there in "Obama's War" in Afghanistan you ask? Well, I am certainly glad you asked because things are well, let's just say "purported to be going well," these days in Afghanistan. Why do I make such a leading and derogatory comment you ask?

A Second Earthquake Pending in Kashmir - God Help Them Now
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] If Pakistan's government falls or is overthrown by the Taliban and Al Qaeda, who wins? Well, how about China, as they will seize vast amounts of semi-disputed territory, where there are some rare Earth minerals, and raw materials. Plus, this gives China better leverage against India for those disputed territories between them, and as a future economic threat for oil, raw materials, and military dominance of that part of the world.

Need Office Space? 60 Million Square Feet Available in Southern CA Now!
[News-and-Society:Economics] For those who somehow believe that our economic troubles have magically ended, well, they obviously do not have their pulse on the commercial real estate sector or the liquidity of our banks and the exposure to all that. As our recession appears to be recovering as per the stock market indicators, we still have a ways to go. And it might be a very good thing to have our confidence back which is a huge hurdle, that's simply not all that is at play here.

I Want to Be the Hippy Dippy Weather Man in California's Low Desert
[News-and-Society:Weather] When the weather is in a tizzy, and totally out of control, one has to only wish they were somewhere where the weather was always the same, and completely predictable. No snow to shovel, no floods to worry about, and no tornados of hurricanes; no lightning, no ice storms and no nonsense. Okay, that makes sense, but what if you lived in an area that was basically without seasons?

Ah Heck, Not Politics Again?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Politics, politics, politics, can't Americans get a real job; well, right now the answer may be no. And if you ask a Republican why, they'll tell you that the socialists are ruining our nation. And if you ask a Democrat they will swear up and down it's those g-darn Republicans on Wall Street, in Washington, and running America's largest corporations?

Can We Recession-Proof the United States of America?
[News-and-Society:Economics] The recent global economic crisis has hurt nearly every single industry. Even those businesses which were once thought of as recession proof, still took a big hit. We all know that our economy goes through business cycles, and anytime we have an upward trend in the business cycle for too many years, we pay for it with a longer and more dire the recessionary period.

Airline Longevity in Turbulent Times
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] Boy, it sure would be tough to be in the airline business these days. With fuel prices unknown, and China up roaming the Globe to secure its oil needs, well here we go again to the top of the supply-demand curve. And this time one worries that we may not see the prices come back down.

High End Ski Resorts in US West - Top Honors For the 2009-2010 Skiing Season?
[Travel-and-Leisure:Ski-Resorts] Every year the top ski resort areas throughout the Western US try to market themselves and get folks to come stay, spend money and play. Last year, well last year, that is to say 2008-2009 ski season was not too pretty with all the economic challenges our great nation faced. So, one has to wonder if this year 2009-2010 ski season will get them back to normal?

How Government Regulators Are Crippling America's Growth
[Legal:Regulatory-Compliance] Most people believe that the business regulations which are put into place are done so to help the consumer and the public from unethical business people and for fraud. Well, it turns out that many who work in the government actually believe this, as does most of our population. Unfortunately, the reality is that most government regulation in industry and enforceable on to businesspeople is put there because one particular business wanted to stop their competitors, and wanted to have a monopoly in the sector.

Too Much Regulation and Too Much Bureaucracy
[News-and-Society:Politics] We are having a heck of a time in our society and civilization, and we have far too many laws, rules, and regulations slowing down or forward progress. Many say the reason for all these regulations is due to the abuses of the private sector, and yet, everyone knows that those in the private sector with enough money are able to avoid the rules with lawyers, dodge them with political contributions to politicians, or cover their tracks, meaning the rules really do not apply to them anyway. So, if this is the case, why have rules at all, especially...

Mobile Oil Change Company Considerations For 2010 Startups
[Automotive] If you have been involved in the auto sector all of your life, you may have considered starting some type of automotive business yourself. Indeed, I know that many people have been laid off from the automobile industry, and things have been quite tough in 2009. Auto sales are way down, and a huge number of car dealerships have laid-off people or have gone out of business because they have lost their franchises with General Motors and Chrysler.

Should You Allow Your Employees to Go Onto Social Networking Sites to Boost Morale?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Nearly 60 percent of all corporations and companies both big and small have policies against their employees going to social networking sites while they're at work or while they are on the clock. Obviously, it is a big drain on productivity if all of your employees are busy going to social networking sites during the day.

Green Peace and Eco-Terrorist Labels Considered
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Everyone should be pro-environment because we have to drink the water, breathe the air, and eat food grown, grazing, or swimming in our environment. Obviously, that just makes sense really. Interestingly enough, I've always been impressed with Jacque Cousteau's efforts and those of his son to bring awareness.

Why You Should Start a House Washing Business in 2010
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] With the incredible economic hit, which the United States received in late 2008, we saw not only the housing market bubble burst but it sent shock waves around the world. Interestingly enough, it is not as if no one saw this one coming, as anyone who'd been in real estate in 1993 and lived to tell about it knew darn good and well what was about to happen. Indeed, you wouldn't have had to read; "The Coming Crash in the Housing Market; 10-Things You Can Do Now to Protect Your Most Valuable Investment," by John R. Talbott in 2003 or 2004 to have known that.

Should You Start Your Own Detail Shop in 2010 - Does it Make Sense?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] This last recession has been hard on everyone, far too many people lost their good paying corporate jobs with excellent benefits. Many people are tired of the boom and bust business cycles, and they are fed up with corporate America laying them off every time the economy turns south. You only have to go through a few of these cycles to realize that if you're not in a profession that is somewhat recession proof, it is really hard to budget and plan for the future.

Fixed Site Auto Detailing Company Strategies and Marketing For 2010
[Business:Marketing] The recession has been very difficult on many companies in the auto sector. Not long ago, I was discussing this with someone who owned a detail shop, that is to say he ran an auto detailing company. He noted that his wholesale business was down by 75 percent due to the fact that the car dealerships weren't selling any cars and they didn't need any new car preps, and they didn't have any customers requesting detailing as part of their purchase.

How to Market a Coffee Shop in 2010
[Business:Marketing] America loves their caffeine and it seems like they will give up many of their pleasures in life, but they just can't give up their Starbucks. Nevertheless, many people are cutting back on the four dollar cup of coffee, and they have been throughout the entire recession. Since folks have cut back, they are now used to going to the coffee shop less often.

Starting an Aircraft Cleaning Service in 2010
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] It is just incredible how much the general aviation industry got hammered during the global recession. And unfortunately the general aviation industry hadn't even recovered fully from 2001 after 9/11, when all the restrictions by the Department of Homeland Security were placed onto all the airports. To make matters worse, after the financial meltdown in late 2008, Congress gave the executives of General Motors and Chrysler a hard time for flying to Washington DC in their corporate jets to discuss with them a bailout package for the auto industry.

Why is it That So Many People Refuse to Participate on Facebook?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It seems as if the X'er generation has fallen in love with Facebook, Twitter, and other social online networks. This is interesting, and it concerns a good many people that study civilizations and society. It also concerns many educators.

Aircraft Detailing Service in 2010
[Automotive] For those who can afford to fly around in corporate jets or for those corporations that have clients that own shares in the aircraft that they operate, they can well afford to have these aircraft cleaned and detailed on a regular basis. Let's face it, if you are flying around in a $10 million corporate jet aircraft, or perhaps, a $20 million corporate Gulfstream Jet, then you were going to want it perfectly pristine every time you get in.

Sometimes Karma Works Way Too Fast!
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] Have you ever noticed that Karma often works way too fast, so fast that you don't have time to anticipate it? Let me give you a for instance of something that happened to me just the other day, and I was totally blown away, I didn't even expect it. It was totally cool.

Resilience and Redundancy in Transportation
[Automotive] Is it possible to build a self-healing distribution infrastructure? In other words, is it possible to build a system that delivers to our society everything that we need, one which can never completely break down? Sure it is, and when you couple that with capitalism, I think what you'll find is there is a built-in redundancy in the transportation system in the United States of America.

2010 Trends in Robotic Warfare
[News-and-Society:Military] There is no doubt that the United States Department of Defense is on the leading edge of robotic warfare. In fact, the United States government has hyper-spaced to all other nations in the robotic warfare realm. We now have unmanned aerial vehicles which can do aerial refueling by themselves.

2010 Trends For EBook Readers and the Book Lovers Who Use Them
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] Following the 2009 Christmas season we can expect more applications for personal tech devices such as e-book readers. Amazon has produced a rather interesting e-book reader, and the users seem to like it very much. Barnes & Noble has also produced one of their own, and both of these will compete against each other for 2009 Christmas.

Coachella Valley Economic Plan - Does it Make Sense?
[News-and-Society:Economics] Can the Coachella Valley Economic Development plan really work? And where on Earth is the Coachella Valley anyway, and why should I care? Well, I'm glad you asked because Coachella Valley is in California, and it is in Riverside County.

How to Start a Tractor Cleaning Company in 2010
[Business:Strategic-Planning] It has often been said that there is no such thing as a recession proof business, and whereas, that is true, many small businesses, especially in the service sector continue to do at least okay even during harsh economic times. Consider if you will that everyone must eat, and therefore, food must be produced. As long as there is not a drought in your region, the farmers in your area have money to pay for services and they have equipment that must be cleaned and protected.

Why You Should Start a Truck Detailing Shop in 2010
[Automotive:Trucks] Now if you go out and ask anybody about starting your own small business right now they are liable to tell you that you are crazy because we are in the middle of a recession. Whereas, that is partially correct, it isn't entirely correct. You see, actually and technically by economic definition we are in an expansion period in the business cycle.

Deep Ocean Tube Air Circulation For Coastal City Cooling
[News-and-Society:Energy] One benefit to living close to the coast is the offshore breeze if you are on the West Coast, and the cool air the ocean provides if you live on the East Coast. However, sometimes it gets quite hot in these coastal cities. And since 50% of our US population lives close to the coastlines, when it is hot they use an excessive amount of electricity and energy to keep their homes, government agencies, schools, nonprofits and businesses cool.

Why You Should Start a Yacht Cleaning Company in 2010
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Used yacht sales and boat sales were one of the hardest hit industries during the global economic meltdown. Credit became extremely tight, and many of the business owners that would normally buy expensive yachts, were not making nearly the kind of money that they had in the past. The entire used yacht, and new boat sales business has completely collapsed.

How to Start a Deck Cleaning Company in 2010
[Business:Small-Business] Many believe it is not a good time to start a small business, because we are in a recession, however, the recession is technically over by the pure economic definition. We are actually in an expansion period, as we have come off the bottom and are now starting back up, and it will take quite a while to get up to where we were before, after all the Dow was trading at 14,000 before the crash, and although it has increased 40% off the bottom it is still only at around 10,000 now.

Starting a Mobil Oil Change Business in 2010
[Automotive:Repairs] Everybody needs to change the oil in their car otherwise they will void their warranty, or their engine will eventually seize up, leaving them stranded on the side of the road with a huge tow truck bill. This means that the oil change business is somewhat recession proof. I say somewhat because there is no such thing as a completely recession proof business, and studies have shown that consumers push the limit on their oil change intervals during recessionary times.

Real Recession Recovery - Using Franchising and Entrepreneurial Training
[News-and-Society:Economics] If we want real recessionary recovery we will have to bail out more than just Wall Street. We cannot continue to give taxpayer dollars as corporate welfare, or clearing the field so corporations can make more money and therefore, they may hire people back. Obviously, that doesn't work and we are entering another jobless recovery.

Starting a Mobile Truck Wash in 2010 - Start-Up Strategies to Get You Rolling
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Due to the fact that the global economic recession hit the transportation industry extremely hard, many trucking companies and LTL or Less Than Load Carriers are trying to cut costs. Still, they realize they must wash their trucks periodically otherwise their name on this site will look like mud. Not only that, but it is widely considered a reality that a dirty track will get stopped at the scales for citations or violations five times as often as a clean truck.

Marketing a Mobile Car Wash Company in 2010
[Business:Marketing] Perhaps, you have been laid off and you are thinking about starting a small business. You want to start something in the automotive sector because you like cars, and because you realize that there are more cars then there are people in America. This makes perfectly good sense and the automotive sector is a decent place to make money, especially if you are in the service side of things.

Marketing Strategies For Car Washes in 2010
[Business:Marketing] Although service businesses are often considered to be somewhat recession proof, the carwash industry took a big hit during this last recession because consumers stop spending money on ancillary and elective type purchases. This also included getting their cars washed on a periodic basis. This caused many carwash owners to offer steep discounts and direct mail coupons.

2010 Future Trends For Pollution Equipment
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] It looks as if the Obama Administration has determined that they wish to restore all the powers in full force of the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, which oversees the Federal Clean Water Act to go out and enforce the rules to keep our water ways free of debris, pollution, and chemicals. Likewise, the EPA has the power to insist that local authorities also enforce their own NPDES permits. Due to this new change in policy, and a more robust approach to enforcement, you can expect that many companies will be heavily enforced and fined in 2009.

International Business Issues - Bolivia and Evo Morales
[Business:International-Business] When the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, nationalized a few of the country's very large mines, he threw out the foreign operators who had put in all the infrastructure, and invested all the money in digging up those resources. These foreign investment companies, as well as the companies that were running the operations lost everything, and they were paying royalties and taxes to the Bolivian government under contract. Evo Morales claimed in a speech that those resources belonged to the Bolivian people, specifically the Native Bolivian People, and native Indians of that land.

We Must Stop Punishing Our Best Community Volunteers If We Want More of Them
[News-and-Society:Politics] It is certainly nice to live in the greatest nation in the world, it is also very nice to live in a wonderful community with lots of volunteers, and so many people do care. One thing that has always bothered me, because I've been involved in community efforts all my life is that when a volunteer is in the community doing wonderful things, everyone loves them.

Dear Diary, It's Me - I Am Blogging Now
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Have you ever read a blog which looks and reads more like a diary, or a personal journal? It's amazing isn't it, and yet, some people do their blogging this way. They reveal all sorts of things about themselves that we shouldn't know, and they probably shouldn't have the need to tell everyone either.

Telling People What to Do is Not a Good Idea - Okay Then Why Do They Persist?
[News-and-Society:Politics] It is often interesting how one political party will tell the other not to tell people what to do. Still if you tell other people not to do something, or tell them not to tell other people what to do, then in essence you are telling them what to do because you're telling them to "not do something" and I hope you see that point. Interestingly enough, both political parties do this, and the attack dogs on both political parties of far right, or the far left all engage in this type of political rhetoric.

American Idol Las Vegas - Someone Hand Me the Remote For a Channel Check!
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] Yee ha, American Idol is going to Las Vegas. Well, it's about time considering American Idol has been in Hollywood, and everyone in Southern California eventually goes to Las Vegas. It's not that far away, with or without this proposed stimulus bill for a bullet train.

Get Happy by Giving Gratitude
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] Have you ever noticed when you give someone gratitude, or thank them very much, in a very sincere way that makes them happy? You can tell because they flash you a real smile, the kind where their face lines go up at the end of their mouth. You know the big ear-to-ear smile when someone is really happy.

Failing Newspapers - The Net Effect of Quality and Integrity of News Reporting
[News-and-Society] Many newspapers across the country are failing, advertising is down well over 50%, and the classified ads have been stolen by the Internet; websites like Craigslist. And it gets worse, we will soon see fuel prices go back up, and the distribution department of a newspaper is one of their big expenses. Printing costs and paper have also increased, in fact, they have almost doubled.

Longer Lives Mean Crisis For Medical Insurance
[News-and-Society:Politics] Apparently, people the United States are living longer and longer these days and this could be a problem for medical insurance. And it could be a huge problem for ObamaCare, and the future of government run healthcare insurance and a public option. Right now, if the health care insurance program goes through, we can expect huge numbers of people to go get medical services that have been waiting, or neglecting to go because they didn't have the money.

2010 Future Trend For Hypersonic Aircraft Shape Shifting Intakes - Efficiency of Burn
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] It looks as if scientists and aerospace engineers have finally achieved hypersonic flight. Therefore, what was once thought of as a science fiction concept of traveling halfway around the world in just over an hour, is now feasible. Indeed, there are a few bugs to work out, and these flight systems will require quite a bit of math, but we have proven we have the ability to make it happen.

What is a Pandemic Economic Depression?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] One thing that think tanks do is they consider any plausible scenario that could cause a challenge or situation in our civilization or society. And then the wisest amongst them work extremely hard to try to solve the problem in advance, and prevent it from ever happening. Not long ago, someone came to our think tank with a rather scary scenario, they indicated that the TARP Monies that have been spent stop the economic crisis, have only stopped half of the problem.

"Lawsuits Drive Change in America" He Said
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is amazing the differences in perception of relatively smart people. Let me give you a for instance. The other day, I was watching C-SPAN, and a lawyer got up and said that "the only thing that can drive change in America is Lawsuits."

Hostile Take Over of Our Medical Industry - Why?
[News-and-Society:Politics] Many doctors of do not approve of the Obama Health Care Plan, or the current legislation being proposed. Nevertheless, the public relations is running redline for the Obama Healthcare Plan, and it is running over the AMA, and all the doctors in the nation like a steamroller. One of the biggest issues that concerns doctors in the medical industry is that the healthcare bill does not address the lawyers, and all the lawsuits.

Instant Karma Does Happen, and Boy is it Cool!
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] Most people believe that good things happen to good people, and if you do good things good things will happen to you. For the most part this is probably true actually, and if you think about positive things then generally positive things happen in your life. There is a saying that I like to repeat which I think is pretty funny and it goes something like this although I don't know the exact words; "Good things happen to good people, bad things happen to bad people, and crap [that's a substitute word obviously] just happens to everyone.

Anger on the Political Right Isn't About Race, It's About Our Nation's Direction
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is completely amazing, that the Obama supporters continue to race bait. Any time someone questions or condemns one of president Obama's decisions or policies, they are accused of being a racist, or that their condemnations are due to Barack Obama being black. The reality is he is half white, a little bit Arab, and the rest is black, as in African-American.

Patients Need Responsibility Too - New Health Care Public Option Ignores This Reality
[Health-and-Fitness:Healthcare-Systems] Right now, one of the biggest problems with Medicare is that many of the folks that have Medicare will go to the doctor three times a week. They go to the doctor for all kinds of stuff, because they don't have to pay for it. If there was some kind of co-pays, even if they just had to pay $35 each visit, I guarantee they wouldn't go was often.

Some Say Think Tanks Are No Longer Influential Or Relevant?
[News-and-Society:Politics] Today, there are so many different think tanks around the country, and around the world, and many of them are political think tanks with opposing views, therefore, they tend to cancel each other out. Thus, it appears that think tanks are no longer Influential or relevant. However, one has to ask if that is really true?

Expanding the Civilian UAV Market
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Many people decry the research and development expenditures that go into building our nation's war toys, technologies which will eventually help protect our national defense. However, it appears to me that this is completely shortsighted, because much of the research and technology that comes from DOD research eventually ends up as transfer technologies that can be used in the private sector. And when it does it creates new job opportunities, new companies, and brings things to our society and civilization which make us run more efficiently, often solving some of the tough challenges we face.

2010 Future Trends For Current and Past Sci-Fi - How Will it Shape the Future?
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] It is truly amazing how many concepts have been created by science fiction writers in the past. Likewise, it is incredible how many of these technologies now exist today simply because someone imagined it was possible, and put those ideas out there for future generations to grab onto and say; "hey, we can do that!"

2010 Trends in Economic Development
[News-and-Society:Economics] One of the biggest challenges of economic development is getting jobs into the area, and since we are in a jobless recovery, and the stimulus package whereas, it might have helped a little bit, it certainly is not providing very many jobs. Some economic development associations in some areas are trying to provide jobs in the alternative energy sector, or in green technologies, but none of that is moving very fast right now. Many believe things will not accelerate in that area until after 2015.

2010 Trends in Personal Mobile Tech
[Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] So what are the new trends in personal tech? It seems that the iPhone is finally getting some new applications, and that Google's new mobile device will be feature-rich. And we cannot forget how Kindel burst onto the scenes in 2008 as an e-book reader, and should expect more features soon.

The Ultimate Model to Unite the World in a Common Cause
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] We all know that the League of Nations failed, and part of that failure was at least a component in what led up to World War II. After World War II the United Nations was formed to help unite the world in a common cause and prevent another repeat of nations picking sides and fighting to the death. We cannot allow these human tragedies to continue and therefore, we need a new model, because quite frankly the United Nations is no longer working.

Examining the Modern Day Franchise System in Search of a Global Peace
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] The franchise model appears to be a perfect model to use to bring the world together. The new United Nations needs an upgrade, as it has not served its purpose. The UN has allowed human politics and corruption to steal the show.

The Best is Yet to Come and the Time Has Come
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Far too many people accept the belief that once you are over 40 or 50 years old, that you are over the hill. Whereas, it is true that you will not have your youthful figure, vitality, looks, and body, but in reality your age bears no relation to which decade is the best of your life. Many people don't realize this but some of the greatest successes have been achieved by those over 50.

Future Concepts and Technologies Discussed Without Boundaries
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] The future will be much different than it is today, and if we were to fast forward 100-years, you wouldn't believe what you see. Today, we have centurions living amongst us, those that were born around the turn of the century between 1905 in 1910. Imagine how life has changed since they've been alive.

There Will Be No Secrets Between Us
[Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] In the near future there will be so much surveillance of our citizens, that it will be impossible to keep a secret. Your GPS cell phone will track you where ever you go, and you won't leave home without it because of all the features, applications and abilities of that technology. Traffic signals will videotape you as you drive by, and your car will also have a GPS unit no matter where you go, everything will be recorded.

Becoming the Writer You Want to Be
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] As an amateur online article author, I never really thought of myself as a writer. Until I started writing e-books and posting them online for the world to read. My goal was simply to give information to the world, I never thought of becoming a true writer.

Re-Positioning Yourself As a Freelance Writer
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] It is amazing how many of our friends, or family have been laid off in this latest global economic crisis. It appears that are unemployment rates are over 10% in the United States, and that means each one of us has been touched in some way by one of those pink slips. They say it is a recession if your neighbor loses his job and a depression if you lose yours.

Insight From a Retired Entrepreneurial Over-Achiever
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Running your own company is never easy, and yet, 10s of millions of Americans are doing that today. No, not all are successful, but a good many are. And most of these are small business people and self-employed individuals account for 10% of our population or 30 million people.

Future Business Strategies & Systems Thinking
[Business:Strategic-Planning] For those that think that our top executives at our largest corporations do not deserve the big bonuses or all the money they are making, I wouldn't worry too much about it. You see, in the future they will be replaced with artificially intelligent decision-making software. That's right, and you thought only factory floor workers were replaced by robotics and technology.

Just Saying "No" With Style
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] We must keep our kids off drugs, and we must tell them to "just say no" although we realize that their peer pressure is great, and sometimes it isn't quite is easy as we make it out to be. Perhaps, we should be teaching our kids to say no with "Style" and in such a way that it uplifts them in the eyes of their peers. Better yet, maybe they will set an example that others will follow who really wanted to say no, but were a little afraid to.

Bullying, Personal Attacks and Hate Speech Comes Alive in the Digital Age
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] It seems as if our society has agreed that Bullying has no place, we don't want to see the workforce, we don't want to see it with our children in school, and we don't like to see an online. Interestingly enough, if someone sees something that's out of line they are call the culprit a bully. Thus, those who are labeled a bully by an individual or group are then bullied by others who try to silence them, censor them, or shut them down.

The Blurring of Reality in the Information Age of Modern Society
[Communications] It is quite amazing how fast information flows in our society, especially with the advent of the Internet, and all the social networks online. It seems that if something very important is going on in the world, everyone with an e-mail account, or a Twitter account with a smart phone seems to have the information in 0.0093612 seconds; if you know what I mean.

Hyperspacing of Science in the Name of War
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is amazing how many people get upset with scientists, and researchers who build war toys, that is to say those who work on technologies, innovations, and concepts that are designed to kill people. However, before you become one of these folks that gets upset with all the researchers and innovators that work hard to keep our nation secure and safe, you should indeed realize that each time we create hyperspaces in science in the name of war, there are transfer technologies that help people.

Workforce Excellence and Economic Development in Coachella Valley
[News-and-Society:Economics] It is widely known by economic development associations that cities, counties, and communities must have a strong, capable, and educated workforce to succeed. If we look at Silicon Valley we realize that that the incredible growth and all those high tech parks from San Jose all the way into San Francisco could not possibly have developed if it hadn't been for the quality workforce that was available. Some of the top colleges and universities are in the area, and that makes it a perfect breeding ground for high-tech future economic development.

What Must Be Done to Unite Humanity
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is obvious that there is still chaos and conflict in the world. Our mass global media loves to promote it to a higher level, as it guarantees their ratings. They love to take the words of our leaders around the globe out of context, and create chaos and controversy where none had really ever existed.

Non-MBA Business Management Strategies - Why Not Throw the Company a Pizza Party?
[Business:Management] There is a lot of things they don't teach at Harvard Business School, and there is actually a book about the subject which you can buy; it mostly talks about relationship building and how business is about people, not about textbook strategies. Indeed that is a truism, and yet, when we talk about non-MBA business management strategies, we often don't understand exactly what that means. Let me explain something that we used to do, before my retirement.

In the Future Humans Are Dangerous, But Alien Species Dominate Technology
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] Someday in the future the human race will meet another intelligent species, and chances are when we do they may be well ahead of us in technology, physics, and the ability to control time and assimilate matter. In fact, they may very well be able to do all those things we currently attribute to God. This is what science fiction, and futurist thinkers often believe.

Advanced Virtual Reality Technologies Challenge Cultural Norms
[Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] Anybody who follows the technology in video games, or the world of virtual reality technologies, well, it should be self-evident that there is no stopping the advances of these innovations, and one day they will be as real, as real life. Meaning that in your own living room, you may have holographic technologies, 3-D projection, augmented reality attachments, and surround-a-sound and you won't be able to tell the difference between what is real and what is not. When futurists talk about these things, that is to say advanced virtual reality technologies, they realize that they have the potential to ...

Anger Management - How to Handle Frustration!
[Self-Improvement:Anger-Management] It's easy for people to get upset in this fast-paced world, or get all flustered in the virtual world of social online networks, twitter, or instant e-mail communication. Folks say things they don't mean, and they hit the send button, but the reality is you must deal with it and society is changing fast. You must not let your anger get the best of you, and you'll need to learn how to handle your frustration.

Future Trends For Voice Interactive Shopping Carts
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] In the future our shopping carts at the grocery store will not be similar to the ones you see today. In fact, your shopping cart will know where every item in the store is, and it will probably have a laser pointing device that points to this section of whatever it was that you asked for last. Luckily, it will be voice interactive, and contain speech recognition software.

Computer, Human, Or Both?
[Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] Many futurists talk about the concept of; "Death by Robot," and they don't mean anything similar to the Hollywood movie; "Terminator" where our artificially intelligent robotic androids come to wipe out the human race. Now there may be some futurists that like to talk about those science fiction concepts, and advise Hollywood movie producers and screenplay writers, but that terminology; "Death by Robot" means something completely different. You see, we already have prosthetic devices that can serve as replacement parts for humans.

A Test of Will - Biking Across America
[Recreation-and-Sports:Cycling] There are many journeys that individuals embark on for various personal reasons. Sometimes people do this because the midlife crisis, other times they do it to prove their will and strength of character. Not long ago, I met someone who had biked across the United States, something that I have been planning to do, and I asked him hundreds of questions about it.

Are We Really Doing the Right Thing?
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] Making tough decisions is something that every leader must eventually do, you can't dodge all the decisions forever, or merely "vote present" because at some point you have to stand for something, you have to do something, and you must make a decision. Still, even once you make a decision, you ask yourself are we really doing the right thing?

Reversing the Urban Flight and Suburban Divide to Bring Prosperity Back to the City
[News-and-Society:Economics] Many urban areas are trying to revitalize their downtown district and bring people back. This is more difficult to do than it sounds. However, there are some excellent case studies and examples of how urban blight and urban flight has been reversed, and people have come back to spend money, sit in the open air cafes, go to restaurants, shop in the retail districts, re-establish their offices downtown, and go see a movie after hours.

A Discussion on Honesty in Humanities - Cause and Effect of Third World Humanitarian Efforts
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Americans are great people, and they want to help the rest of the world. Indeed, they want to make things right, even when they are beyond their control. There is something about an American that makes them different, and more caring.

Rapid Advances in RFID Tags Are About to Solve Many Challenges of Humankind
[Computers-and-Technology] Radio Frequency Identification Tags or RFID Tags have come a long way in the last 10 years, and the price is coming down significantly. Indeed, one day these small Tags will be printed on a regular laser printer, and you will see them on almost everything you buy at the unit level. Perhaps, you will have a smart refrigerator that will communicate with all the products inside of the refrigerator that have the RFIDs.

Cell Phones Are Becoming Computers and Cars Are Becoming Smarter Than Humans
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Someday in the near future, and well within the next 10 years you will have a mobile personal tech device that is smarter than you are. Most likely it will be your cell phone, or your car, or both.

Soon You Will Be One With Your Personal Tech Toys
[Computers-and-Technology:Personal-Tech] Computer human interfaces are what is needed for the future. Using a keyboard to input data is a very slow process. If you use voice recognition or speech recognition software, it is three times as fast, and each year it is getting more accurate.

UAVs Are Changing Aviation Forever - Pilot Error Will Cease to Exist
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs will one day have such incredible artificially intelligent software that they will fly autonomously, and they will learn from their mistakes, downloading all the information to all the other units that have a similar brain. That means that these electronically run aircraft will be smarter than our current pilots and there will be very little if any pilot error, or glitches with the software which could possibly cause a crash.

UAV Technology - What Comes Next Will Shock You
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] If you think the unmanned aerial vehicle technology in the modern battle space is incredible today, you haven't seen anything yet. Perhaps, you've heard of the Predator Drones and all their wartime uses. Perhaps, you also know that they are being used by the USDA Forest Service to fight wildfires, and by NOAA to track hurricanes and weather patterns.

2010 Trends in Inflation
[News-and-Society:Economics] Inflation is something that every serious economist worries about, although in the United States we have been very careful and we haven't had any serious inflation in quite a while. However, it is quite possible that due to all the government spending that we could get ourselves into a little bit of a pickle, and experience near runaway inflation in the near future, at least for the short term, that is if this is the cycle expansion period gets too hot. Other nations are having a tremendous problem with inflation.

2010 Trends in Article Marketing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] It is very difficult to tell who is going to win the war in article marketing. Currently, hundreds of thousands of writers and article authors are promoting their online businesses and their real businesses (non-virtual) by writing articles online and submitting them to online article directories. Unfortunately, what has happened is folks have created robotic artificial intelligence software to write the articles for them.

Could Computer Error Crash Your Airliner?
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] We all know that conflicts of software can cause our computers to crash, and this causes us to waste time, and have to reboot the system. It is stressful, aggravating, and time-consuming when your computer crashes. The word "crash" makes it sound like a tremendous calamity, and if your computer crashes it usually isn't the end of the world, unless of course that computer happens to be flying an airplane that you happen to be in, and in that case it could ruin your whole day.

A Futurist Look at the Reality of Flying Artificial Intelligent Aircraft
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Did you know there are trains that go down the track without conductors, everything is completely automated? There are also trams, subways, and people moving machines that work completely autonomously based on a computer system with very intelligent software.

Your Living Room is About to Open to a Whole New World If You Dare to Take It
[Gaming] It won't be long now until your living room can easily be turned into an artificial intelligent run virtual reality environment where you can immerse yourself into any situation you could have ever imagined. Welcome to the future of video games, a future where computer games will become so real, you will forget who you are, where you are, and the fact that you actually have a real life somewhere else. A dreamlike world so real, so powerful, that it will actually cause us to change the way we think.

The Future of Animation and Video Games Will Blow You Away
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Animation] Each and every year video games get more robust, the software gets better, and the games get more intense and appear to be more real. This trend will continue, along with the artificially intelligent software that runs the games. All this coupled with the new hardware that will be involved will surely change the future of video games.

Stay Ahead of the Curve and on the Bleeding Edge of Your Belief System
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Regardless of your political or religious persuasion, human science is moving very quickly, and we are discovering things that may change the way you think and your belief system forever. Consider if you will that we now have artificial intelligent decision making software, which can out think our smartest humans?

Is Religion at a Cross Roads - Which Way Will it Go?
[News-and-Society:Religion] We are about ready to find that there is life on the moon and on Mars, what does this do to religion? Well, that depends on a lot of issues doesn't it, such as what type of life we find. After all, finding bacteria may not be considered life by many religions, although it most certainly is.

Hypersonic Humans and Overachievers in US Society
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Why is it that we have so many individuals in our society that are such overachievers and go-getters? Why is it that we have so many entrepreneurs in America, and there are so few hard chargers of this type as a percentage of the populations of other nations? Is it because there is more opportunity here, or is it that we teach our kids that you can be anything you want to be when you grow up?

Exploring the Human Mind and Its Abilities
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] What is the human mind able to do? It seems as if we don't know the limits of the human mind, we only expect or suspect their limits. It also appears there are people amongst us, let's call them human plus, which are indeed able to do things that others cannot do with their minds.

As Small As Your Hand Or Even an Insect - Now a Reality of Future MAVs
[Computers-and-Technology] MAV or Micro Air Vehicle technologies have come a long way in the last decade. After 9/11, research and development money poured in from the government to help with technologies which would increase the safety of our nation and help with surveillance of international terrorism. Then the war in Afghanistan, and Iraq also prompted more military spending and research in the area of unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs.

2010 Home Office Trends
[Home-Based-Business] So many Americans had lost their corporate job in the last global economic crisis that it caused many people to try to start something on their own, perhaps a small business of some type. Some folks went freelance as consultants, and coaches, and others tried to start their own online business. Unfortunately, because the economy was hurt so deeply there was not a lot of business to be had by all the self-employed folks and new entrants to the market.

2010 Trends in Electronic Teaching Technologies
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Due to massive budget cuts, many teachers were laid off during this last global recession. In some states like California many teachers who had nine years worth of tenure were cut from the payroll. Imagine a second grade school teacher who had taught for nine years being laid off due to budget cuts; it doesn't make sense does it?

2010 Considerations in Continuity and Disaster Recovery Strategy
[Business:Continuity-Disaster-Recovery] Every corporation has to worry about disruptions in their supply chain, union strikes, and massive swings in consumer buying behavior. Often, they can hedge their bets against such issues, and luckily, usually there is advanced warnings of problems that are on the horizon. Of course, some problems and challenges in our society and civilization or unfortunate future events that might be predictable; are not always conquerable.

2010 Trends in Outsourcing
[Business:Outsourcing] Due to the fact that the Chinese middle class is expanding so rapidly, and by middle class I mean anyone making over $1200 annually, which now accounts for about 470 million people out of the 1.3 billion reported population of China; you can expect Chinese labor rates to rise. And because Chinese labor rates are rising you can expect more outsourcing to places like Africa, India, Indonesia, Peru, and Pakistan were labor rates are still very cheap.

2010 Trends in Car Washing Industry
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Many carwashes have seen their sales drop at least 50% during this global economic recession. We also note that the car wash sales figures generally follow new car sales. This is because people who buy new cars want them to look nice, and are willing to spend more money to get their cars washed, and detailed.

The Future of Artificial Intelligence at a Cross Roads
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Well, here we are and artificial intelligence is getting more robust behind the scenes, and it is starting to replace more and more people. I never thought this day would come during my lifetime, but I see it is approaching very quickly. Although I do not consider myself a writer for hire, I am noting that there is now artificial intelligence software that is writing online articles, and each day they are getting incrementally better.

In Home Care Personnel Shortages - Problems on the Horizon For the Elderly Generation
[Insurance:Long-Term-Care] The baby boomers are getting older, and the old folks homes are getting more expensive. More and more people are choosing in-home care, and they are looking for qualified individuals, or nurses to assist them. Whereas, some people can afford assisted-living, or senior living center communities, many people are choosing to stay in their own homes, and hire a live-in helper, or an assistant to come in and occasionally and help out.

2010 Trends in Writing
[Writing-and-Speaking] 2010 will be an interesting year for the writing profession and for writing in general. We have many professional writers that were newspaper staff writers or staff writers for magazines that are out of work and will be hitting the freelance seen. Obviously, freelance writing is a competitive business, and it might be difficult for those who have excellent writing skills, lots of experience, but not a lot of business skills who are trying to break into the business.

2010 Trends in Business Mission and Vision Statements
[Business:Strategic-Planning] It should come as no surprise that there are changes being made in how entrepreneurial startups, and large corporations go about their business. And one really doesn't have to look much further than the mission or vision statements of any company to see this is true. As a coordinator for a think tank, I am privy to reading many business plans from startups looking to get funding, and many which, have the latest and greatest, next new thing, invention, or innovation.

2010 Trends in Coaching
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] In 2008 and 2009 we saw a flurry of new motivational type coaches, both for business and for personal come onto the scene. Some of these individuals were consultants, who changed their titles because of the negative stigma that those who call themselves consultants had gotten. You see, there was kind of a joke that if you were laid-off or out of a job you were a so-called; "Consultant" and therefore, many people who had been consultants for decades, decided to change their title.

Investing in Chinese Infrastructure, Water Resources, and Agriculture Considered
[Business:International-Business] Many people that study the growth of civilizations believe that China got ahead of itself, then it expanded too rapidly, putting in too many factories, and the business sector grew too fast. Many of the cities also grew too fast, had overtaxed the water infrastructure, and it also created massive traffic jams. Indeed, we also know that this rapid growth in GDP and economic might added dire consequences for the environment.

Our Most Important Resource is Stress, It's More Serious Than You Suspect
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] There are many self-help gurus out there that will help you get rid of stress, but you better be careful which Coaches you choose and which Gurus you are willing to listen too. Perhaps, you heard not long ago about a self-help guru who was helping a very large group of middle-class Americans cope with their stress, during a retreat in Sedona Arizona. He took them all into a sweathouse located on the hotel property, and two of his followers died from dehydration.

Averting Chaos and Understanding What is Really Happening During Times of Turmoil
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We must be very careful not to over react when faced with a crisis, or a potential crisis. We must also prevent our paranoia from driving us into a ditch. If we work too hard to avert the chaos or crisis at hand, we are likely to solve that non-problem, only to create a new one.

2010 Trends in Consumer Credit
[Finance:Credit] In many ways the consumer retail sector is tied to consumer credit. This is because so many people use credit cards when buying gifts for Christmas or when out shopping. When people have been cut off from their credit card limits, or their credit cards have been turned off for nonpayment they can no longer shop.

Theories Are Not Conclusions
[Reference-and-Education:Science] You don't have to be a scientist or researcher to come up with a theory. All you have to do is suspect something, put up a viable explanation, one that seems to work under every circumstance you can consider and then write it down. At that point you have a viable theory, until someone else can refute it with facts or additional scenarios that maybe you hadn't considered that would prove your theory incorrect.

Russian Schooled Chinese Bio-Weapon Scientists and Swine Ebola Influenza, a Mutation Batch
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many are very worried about all the bio weapons scientist that left the former Soviet Union after its collapse. Many of these folks went to the highest bidder, other nations which wanted to hire by a weapon scientist for their military. Many nations in the Middle East had hired these folks, some went to China, and others are scattered around the world.

It's Time For the 2009 Coachella Valley Economic Report - To What Avail?
[News-and-Society:Economics] The Coachella Valley is in Riverside County in Southern California. In this county, and you might know it because Palm Springs is in the same Valley, there are now nearly 500,000 residents during the peak season. The peak season being the wintertime as the temperature is about 70 to 75-degrees all winter long.

Empower Employee Ideas With Brain Storming Sessions - Rekindle Your Suggestion Box
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] Many research and development divisions of large corporations work very hard to repeat those creative innovations, which have catapulted them to where they are today. Everyone knows that when you spend money on innovation it pays back dividends.

Holographic Projection Technologies of the Future - The Ghosts Come Alive
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] The current holographic projection technologies look more like ghosts then real objects, but that will change over time and spectral imaging will allow us to do things with light that we never dreamed possible. We may soon be able to create the perfect world around us, even when it doesn't exist. Let's say for instance that you live in a high-rise apartment, but unfortunately you live on the wrong side of the building, one which faces the rail yard.

The Last Generation of Manned Warplanes and the Future of Air Combat
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] The United States new Stealth Fighter will probably would be one of the last fighter planes, or combat aircraft that actually has a pilot inside. The next generation of fighter planes will not need a pilot because they will be run with Tele-robotics, or completely autonomously. This will not only prevent the risking of lives in the battlespace, but it will also allow these aircraft to make it sharper turns, which would normally black-out a human pilot.

The Future of Military Air Superiority Unfolds - The Crowded Skies Unveiled
[News-and-Society:Military] The battle for air superiority is one that must be maintained by the United States Navy, Marines, and Air Force if we are to prevail in future wars. Net-centric warfare theory predicts that you must control the air if you wish to control the battle. Of course, to completely win a war you also must control the ground.

When China Starts Moving All Those Product Containers Stacked Up at the Ports
[Business:International-Business] Many people do not realize that after the global recession cargo containers filled with products manufactured in China began stacking up at the ports. They had no destination, because the retailers had stopped purchasing due to the fact that the consumers had stopped buying. Unfortunately, for China they did not stop all their factories right away, and they went right on doing what they do best, producing more products.

Turbo Motorcycles and Turbo Lag Challenges
[Automotive:Motorcycles] Back in the 1990s Yamaha produced a rather interesting motorcycle, it was turbo-charged, and while it was not the fastest off the line, once that turbo kicked in; whooyah! What a rush indeed, still there were things that initially bothered me a little bit with that motorcycle. It had a little turbo-lag, and mind you, I was used to turbo-lag because I'd previously owned several vehicles with turbo power.

Aircraft Can Be Dangerous Even on the Ground!
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Aircraft are not toys, well some aircraft are toys or made for pleasure and sport, but they are not anything to take lightly. You must respect aircraft at all times, never take your mind off of their operations and you must stay heads up even when you are on the ground. This goes for those working around or handling their private aircraft on the ramp as much as naval military personnel working with flight operations on an aircraft carrier. Let me tell you a little story that happened long ago.

VEE is a Secret Weapon - Virtual Electronic Engagement
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] It is hardly a secret that the United States has a problem with international terrorists, and even recently we have found small terrorist cells here in the United States, along with some homegrown terrorists, which really isn't it funny. The National Security Agency or NSA works very hard to intercept electronic communications from those who are potential terrorists of Al Qaeda, or other Middle Eastern Islamic radical terrorists who communicate with those inside the United States.

Iranian Missile Defector Alive and Well Hiding in Rome
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] During the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the famous Iranian missile engineer had disappeared, and the Iranian officials blamed the West for kidnapping him. It makes sense they would blame the West, but the reality is he is alive, well and safe hiding in Rome according to close sources in the intelligence sector. You see, he was not kidnapped at all, rather he was tired of being forced by the Iranian leaders to design nuclear warhead missile tips to go along with the secret Iranian nuclear weapons program, which is being conducted underground and at five secret locations.

What Will the Coachella Valley Do With an Economic Blueprint For the Future?
[News-and-Society:Economics] The Coachella Valley in California is the last major populated area as you travel on Interstate-10 East towards Arizona. You may not know the name Coachella Valley, but you've probably have heard the name Palm Springs, and it is one of the resort communities that is within the Coachella Valley. Of course, it is not the only resort community there.

Why You Need an Ordering Procedure With Your Vendors With No Payment Clauses
[Business:Management] It is truly amazing some of the problems that happen when purchasing products or services from vendors. Often, a Corporation might have a specific contract with a certain vendor, but then their vendor goes on-site and talks with the individual at the unit level, perhaps a middle manager of that particular store or out what; and they will request additional items. The vendor of course wants to make additional sales, and keep the local outlet supervisor happy.

If Obama Really Wants to Help People Why Not Give All of Them Free GSA Cars?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, the latest news is President Obama's Administration wants to give $250 to all seniors. Some believe this may be a bribe using taxpayer's money to create the illusion and perception that the Obama Administration's health care bill is in their best interests, and that he has their best interests in mind. Whether or not the Obama Administration is looking out for seniors, is besides the point, it's immaterial.

How Much Controversy Can I Get Away With on My Blog?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] It has often been said that controversy will get more traffic on your blog. Some people argue this is not so, but the reality is, in the past people who had controversial blogs got much more of the traffic. The question is; is this really traffic that you want?

Space Clown Smarter Than He Looks - Conserve Water
[News-and-Society:Environmental] There is a world water crisis, no matter what anyone else might tell you. Often, governments and those in authority don't wish to scare the masses into thinking that there's some kind of a huge water problem. Cities, counties, states, and even national governments try to downplay the issues concerning droughts, or low water levels in their reservoirs, lakes, rivers, or in underground aquifers.

Did Federal Trade Commission Blog Product Reviews and Endorsement Hurt Credibility of All?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] The Federal Trade Commission or FTC has been monitoring the blogosphere due to complaints from competing businesses who say that many bloggers are violating advertising and marketing rules. For instance, many bloggers will endorse a product or service, or do a "product review" on their blogs after being paid money from the manufacturers or companies that are selling those products. Sometimes bloggers get free products to review, and they do not tell the reader of their blogs that they received that free gift, or monetary compensation for speaking highly of the product.

Chasing Al Qaeda in Pakistan and in the US Thanks to Porous Borders
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Recently, the Department of Homeland Security stated that Al Qaeda was already in the United States, and that there were "Al Qaeda type people" already amongst us. Indeed, we know this is true because the FBI has recently arrested several folks that have been in touch with Al Qaeda and planning to do dirty deeds within the United States. Dirty deeds meaning they were planning to do a terrorist act upon the people, perhaps attacking the soft target.

Do You Read Business Week? I Do and Now I'll Read it Even More
[News-and-Society] As you know BusinessWeek is one of the staple business magazines in the United States. It is packed full of information each week with little business tidbits, investor intelligence, and also in-depth stories that are very much worth reading. In fact, I read business week each and every week, along with several of the other online and printed daily business newspapers.

Economic Diversification in the Coachella Valley Considered
[News-and-Society:Economics] One quote that we hear a lot in our society and civilization over and over is; "don't put all your eggs in one basket," and yet, so many of our cities, counties, regions, and states in America do just that with their economies. This is extremely dangerous; what is really need for a healthy economic situation is to have diversification. For instance, one part of our nation may be a region that has farmland, and all the money coming in is from farming, but what happens when there is a drought?

Your Retirement Colony on the Moon Soon Awaits
[Reference-and-Education:Astronomy] Many futurists believe that a lunar colony might serve as a wonderful and peaceful place for retirement communities. Let's face it, as people age their bones become brittle and gravity takes its toll, however if you live on the moon there is less gravity and that means your body will feel great, and you won't look so saggy. Plus, you will have a great view of the stars and the heavens.

General Motors and China Do Mix Apparently?
[Business:International-Business] Believe it or not, General Motors might just recover from this incredible economic implosion that they've had to deal with. And the answer may lie in China. In fact, more and more middle-class Chinese (those making more than $1200 annually) are now buying family automobiles.

It's Time to Learn How to Save Water
[News-and-Society:Environmental] US citizens can no longer over indulge in the amount of water they use. This is not Rome and this is not 100 BC. Water is becoming more and more a precious commodity in the United States.

Price of Car Tires Rises Over Night - Don't Be So Surprised
[Automotive:Repairs] The other day, I went out to buy some low profile tires for my little sports car and I had noted that all the prices increased. I do not normally buy Chinese tires for my little race car, but I have in the past because those were the tires which were available and already stocked on the shelves with the exact dimensions that I most desired. This is because Chinese tire companies have imported hundreds of thousands of shipping containers filled with personal car tires in the last good many years.

China Now Has Over 125 Billionaires and Growing
[Finance:Wealth-Building] Anybody who thinks that there is an unbelievable amount of wealth in the United States might be humbled at the fact that there are over 125 billionaires in China right now. Well, there are probably many more, but there are over 125 billionaires that we know about. Interestingly enough, Forbes puts out a list each year of all the billionaires, and the number in China is growing dramatically.

"Quality of Place" Considered in Coachella Valley, Economic Recovery Slated
[News-and-Society:Economics] Every community wants to think that it has control of the standard of living and quality of life within the area. Sometimes cities and counties grow too fast, and they get a little ahead of themselves. This along with economic business cycles can make it difficult for commercial developers, city planners, and economic development associations to maintain a long-term cohesive plan.

Regional "Call to Action" and Economic Planning in the Coachella Valley Considered
[News-and-Society:Economics] The Coachella Valley in California is in Riverside County, a county which was economically devastated by the high foreclosure rates due to the housing collapse and burst of the economic bubble. Riverside County was hurt as bad as Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Central Florida. This is because it experienced such rapid growth as the bubble was building before the housing crash.

Losing Your Unemployment Check Due to Online AdSense Revenue - It Happens!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:PPC-Publishing] If you are collecting unemployment money, and you are still looking for a job then Congress is trying to pass a bill which could give you up to 20 weeks longer. Their hope is that within 20 weeks the economy will return, and our jobless recovery will start taking a bite out of the unemployment numbers. This may or may not be the case, so many people are trying to hedge their bet and start some type of online business.

How Many Blogs Can Your Industry Sub-Sector Niche Support?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] They say if you want to make money blogging you have to specialize in a certain niche. However, if you are on a niche that makes a lot of money, as soon as you start making money, other people will see what you're doing and also jump into the fray. They will start blogging on the same topics and subjects that you are, trying to collect some of that AdSense revenue, or trying to promote their own small business in that industry subsector.

New Obama Health Care Public Option Will Require Birth Certificate Proof - That's a Problem!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There are several illegal alien activists groups in the United States, and they want to make sure that illegal aliens can participate in the public option health care insurance program or ObamaCare, as the media often calls it. However, there have been several conservatives that have tried to get amendments to the proposed bill which would require each and every individual prove that they were a US citizen prior to enrollment in the "public option" program. When President Obama was asked if he and his family would partake in the public health care insurance program, rather than going with ...

Wal-Mart Carrying Pakistani Made Socks - Now There's an Idea For Peace?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Well, winter is coming and most of the smart people are looking to buy some new socks to wear to prevent getting cold or catching the flu. This makes sense, and it is a wise choice. Therefore, many people will be heading to Wal-Mart because they have a nice selection and extremely low and fair prices for the consumer; a consumer that is trying to save money as our nation re-emerges from the global recession and things get back to normal.

Can We Identify People of Perseverance by Their Blog Posting Habits?
[Business:Careers-Employment] Some people believe that a college degree isn't worth much in the real world, and most of the people that say that don't have one, which also makes sense. However, it is widely known that if you do have a college degree you have the ability to start what you finish, complete a long-term project, and stick it out until you're done. There is no easy way to get through college it takes endless hours, and keeps you broke.

Syria is Well Adapted at Buying Weapons - Anything it Wants
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is amazing how much news that Iran gets for their involvement with Hezbollah and Hamas. It seems the world media is focused on Iran because they are building nuclear weapons, and that makes sense considering that they are a state sponsor of proxy terrorist groups. Still, it should be noted that Syria is also well adapted at Buying Weapons, and it is able to get anything it wants.

Organic Food Market in China Soaring
[Food-and-Drink] When people think of China they really don't think about organic foods. In fact, due world news about their pollution in China many people see it as a polluted wasteland. Of course, China is a huge place, and the pollution is only near the factories and down River from these regions.

Regionalism in Coachella Valley Economics Considered
[News-and-Society:Economics] The Coachella Valley is in Riverside County California and it hosts such cities as Palm Springs, which is well known as a desert resort community and get away. It is one of the major travel destinations in California in fact. Still, many people don't realize that there are over 500,000 people that reside throughout the Coachella Valley now, and it is separated from other Southern California markets due to its distance from any large cities.

Time Management, Marketing and Execution - Run Your Cleaning Business Like a Swiss Watch
[Business:Small-Business] Running a successful cleaning business, well it's not easy, take it from me, I have been doing it for 27-years. The trick is time management, but where does one go to learn how to manage, market and run a cleaning business? It is not as if they teach it in school. Being an entrepreneur in the service industry requires skills far greater than a college degree.

Seasonal Price Cycle Anomalies and Corporate Purchasing Considered
[Investing:Futures-and-Commodities] Buyers and purchasing agents of large corporations have an extremely tough job, especially when they are dealing with commodities and perishables. One of the most important things to consider is the seasonality involved in price fluctuations. Many items that we purchase, have prices that change with the seasons, and historically we know this to be true.

Corporations With Cash Can Demand Substantial Cash Discounts on Purchases After Recession
[Business:Accounting] As we exit this recession and go into an expansion period in our economy, we find most of the small businesses, many of the medium-size businesses, and quite a few of the large corporations in dire-straights, and in a poor economic cash position. Still, there are some corporations which have done quite well and are hoarding cash, and they are ready to expand as soon as the market warrants an uptick in business activity. For these corporations that have the cash, they know that all the other businesses need the cash.

Liberal-Socialist-Collectivist Hypocrites - Why They Don't Understand Capitalism
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Socialist leaning liberals tell us that we should trust the wisdom of the crowd, that the people know what's right, and that the greedy businessmen and capitalists are conspiring to push down little guy. This is actually untrue because history shows that socialism pushes people down, and capitalism pushes people up. In fact, in every single historical instance in all of the written recorded history of mankind we see this to be self-evident.

"No Experience Necessary" Franchise Advertising - Don't Buy It
[Business:Franchising] It is amazing how many business opportunities and franchise ads say things like "no experience necessary" or "be your own boss," or both. But the reality is there is some experience necessary. You see, you need to be able to budget, manage, lead people, understand customer service, and balance a check book.

Getting Venture Capital Money is a Major Time Commitment
[Business:Venture-Capital] The economy seems to be picking up, and business activity seems to be uplifted just slightly. Although commercial credit markets are still frozen, they are also starting to see at least a little bit of signs of life. Meanwhile, many small business entrepreneur types have put together business plans and are looking for venture capital funding.

China Computer Brand Lenovo Starts Price War in US Consumer Computer Markets
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] It is interesting that the Chinese computer brand Lenovo is now competing against Dell Computers, HP, and other top US brands. For while Acer was the low-cost leader in laptop prices, but now Lenovo is the lowest price by a least $100-$150. If you look at the weekly ads that are inserted into your newspaper by the various electronic retailers, you will be amazed.

Can We Believe Statistics Used by PACS, Politicians, Or PR People?
[News-and-Society:Politics] It has often been said that; "liars figure and figures lie," or maybe you heard the quote the other way around; "figures lie and therefore liars figure." Either way there is a good bit of truth to this, and we've all observed graphs and charts, which look rather benign one way due to the space between the data, or the time-period depicted on one edge, and yet, when you look at the graph in a more realistic setting, you are horrified by what the data shows.

Fear is Bad - Oh Horse Nonsense!
[Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] Most folks think that fear is bad, and perhaps, that's why it is a four letter word. But all fear is not necessarily bad, and we need to be very careful how we classify fear. If you don't know how to swim, and you have a fear of drowning, that's a pretty good fear, and it makes sense that you would use that fear to either call you to action to learn how to swim, or to stay away from water that was deeper than your height.

What is Wrong With All the Sheeple, Tweeple, and Bo-People?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] Have you ever asked yourself why everyone does such stupid things just because society tells them that it is the cool thing to do? It's almost as if they don't have a brain anymore, they just turn on the TV for five hours a day let all that soak in and brainwash them, then go out into the world and do the stupid things they saw on TV, only in real life. That's nuts, you agree, and yet, half of the world does just that.

Opportunity Buying and the Purchasing Agents Dilemma
[Business:Management] Corporate buyers and purchasing agents are often faced with very difficult decisions. For instance, let's say you run across a vendor who is going out of business and is offering their inventory that steep discount because their factory going out of business; this merchandise is offered at an extremely low price, really low.

Consumer Credit Not Following Recession Recovery - Risk Reward Prudence Pondered
[Finance:Credit] Banks and lenders should be making all kinds of loans right now on real property and real estate. After all, the best time to buy a piece of property is at the bottom of the market when they are being sold too cheaply in distressed sales. If the bank lends money on such a piece of property, and it appreciates, even if the consumer or the borrower fails to pay, the bank owns an asset that is worth well above the original purchasing price; the exact opposite scenario of what hurt the banks so badly during the economic crash.

How Can We Trust Government Math on Health Care Bill?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It seems as if every other week some government agency comes up with some new government math on the so-called health care bill that's being planned in the Congress. It's rather interesting, and one has to wonder how anyone can trust the government accounting of future expenditures for health care bill that has not been signed yet. Worse, every time the government has done their math homework in the past on just about anything they've ever spent money on; it always costs the taxpayer twice as much or more.

Why is No One Talking About China's Involvement in Afghanistan?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Most people don't realize it but China is involved in the war in Afghanistan in a big way. For instance, did you know that Al Qaeda and the Taliban are using Chinese weapons to attack NATO, and US troops? Did you know that the recent attacks in Pakistan on the World Food Program, were done by the Taliban and they were using Chinese weapons?

Did the Nobel Committee Assume They Could Revive Obama's Ratings in the Polls?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Is the Noble Peace Prize Committee becoming a political action group, working to prop-up politicians in order to serve their will, and their version of peace in the world? Is peace at any cost worthy? What about Iran's sponsoring of proxy terrorist organizations like Hezbollah, and Hamas, and what about their movement of Iranian Republican Guard into Afghanistan with weapons and their assistance or their hand in assisting insurgents in Iraq to kill US and NATO troops?

Ego is Good - Only Unearned Ego is Bad
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] It is amazing how many people actually believe that ego is a bad thing. It seems today in our schools, colleges, and universities the teachers and professors are claiming that ego is not a good thing. That is absolutely nonsense, as ego allows someone to stand up against something that which is wrong.

Stop Looking Back, Dummy!
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] If you want to get more out of life and move forward, then you must look forward. If you look back and concentrate on what was, that's where you'll end up. If you worry about the past, or your past adversities you will repeat them.

Nation of Knock Offs Growing Up - Future of Intellectual Property in China Challenged
[Business:International-Business] It seems just about anything an innovator or entrepreneur produces in the United States, someone in China will copy it, make 1 million copies, put them into a cargo containers and ship them all over the world to sell at a lower price. This drives people nuts, and it also causes a lack of investment in new businesses in the US. After all, why would any investor or venture capitalists invest in a consumer product which was easily copied?

President Obama Nominated For an Academy Award in Acting?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Not long ago, I was at a coffee shop, and I was talking to a gentleman about the fact that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Interestingly enough, we both agreed that someday he may do something that would entitle him to be amongst the front runners for winning such a distinguished award, however, he hasn't done it yet, and therefore, doesn't deserve it.

Socialism Next Door in Mexico - Oh No
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Ayn Rand's advice in "Atlas Shrugged" is not only correct when it comes to the United States, but it is generally good economic philosophy all the way around regardless of the nation involved. Lately, we've seen far too many nations nationalize oil assets, mining, energy companies, and just about anything else they think will help pay the bills to deliver all their socialist promises to their people. It's getting worse, it's happening all over the world.

What Do You Consider an Intelligent Species?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Many Futurists, Trekkies, Scientists, and Science Fiction Authors believe that the human race, although it appears to be one of if not the most intelligent species on the planet, is completely underwhelming when it comes to some of the off planet species we may find someday or amongst other civilizations which may come in contact with humans sometime in the future. But if this is so, then we need to redefine intelligence. Right now, the intelligence of humans starts at about 55 IQ and goes all the way to 200 IQ.

Still Bush Bashing They Are
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Well, President Obama was elected over a year ago and his followers and supporters are still blaming the Bush Administration, which is completely laughable. Luckily, there are not as many staunch supporters of our young president as there were when he was first elected. His current approval ratings have dipped below 50 percent, and are probably going lower.

If We Protect Whistle Blowers Are We Not Condemning the Corporation Without a Trial?
[Business:Ethics] Not long ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission did a study of all the complaints that they got. They took 10 complaints from every part of the country, and ended up with 1000 complaints. They then looked at each complaint to see if the complaint was legitimate or not.

Ah Well, You Didn't Look Too Recession Proof in 2008 and 2009
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] One thing that has always bothered me is when franchising companies and business opportunity companies claim that they have can offer of business that will make a lot of money, and it is also Recession Proof. Interestingly enough, there is no such thing as a recession proof business, one that does good in both good times and bad, regardless of the particular events that led to the recessionary period in the business cycle. Not long ago, I picked up some old magazines that happen to be on my shelf and one of them was Entrepreneur Magazine from October of ...

If You Mentor a Non Deserving Person, You Are Projecting Pure Evil
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] If you are a coach, consultant or do any mentoring at all, then you must be responsible when sharing information or assisting the next up and coming rising star in your industry or sector. Some new consultants and mentors do not understand this and they end up giving very good advice and know-how to some very self-serving and undeserving individuals who go out and use their knowledge to do evil things. Knowledge without responsibility is dangerous.

Let's Hope the Chinese Keep Buying Oil From Rogue Nations
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Not all oil is good oil. Did you know that oil even once it's refined into such things as gasoline, jet fuel, or diesel fuel gives off a certain plume signature which can give away the origin of where that oil was refined or where it came out of the ground? It's true.

The More You Learn the Less You Know - That Isn't Logical
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Have you ever heard someone tell you that the more that they learn, the less that they feel they know? I hear this quite often, and I find that most often academics tell me this. Now, judging from personal experience the more I learn, the more I know, and the more categories of information I have to cross pollinate with all the other information I've ever learned.

How Many More Industries Will the US Government Destroy With This Socialist Nonsense?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As we watched the economic collapse in the United States in September of 2008, I watched the government, and those regulators in charge of protecting the public, and consumers from so-called greedy business people destroy industry after industry with their words. Along with help from the media. If you will recall, the congressman blamed the bankers, Wall Street, and then they attacked the auto industry executives who flew on jets to congressional hearings.

Dentistry in China Will Be a Major Industry
[Business:International-Business] There are many industries that are just doing excellent in China right now. Apparently, the Chinese have a sweet tooth, and they love sweets. This is a huge industry as they want all of their products and food to taste sweeter.

Purchasing Agents in an Information Rich and Fickle Consumer Twittering Environment
[Business:Management] There are lots of trips and traps that buyers and purchasing agents need to be aware of, and there are those things that you cannot predict, things that just happen; like Murphy for instance. And just considering the twitter age of instant information and how quickly a product can lose favor with consumers makes you stop and think. One minute everything is fine, and within 24 hours people are boycotting the product.

Should the US Expand Territory Into Mexico Now to Prevent Encroachment in the Future?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many nations that do not like the United States are overstepping their bounds and trying to coax Mexico into re-taking territory that was once part of Mexico that is now part of the United States South West back. It's unfortunate that enemies of the United States would try such underhanded tactics with a Third World country, trying to convince them that they can help Mexico re-take territory. The reality is that the United States during robust economic times has an annual trade deficit with Mexico of over $80 billion.

How Much Can You Milk a Cash Cow Without Chaffing the Utters?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Some businesses generate incredible amounts of cash. This is because there are in any industry that is consumer related, that everybody needs or wants yet, doesn't have very much competition, and has a strong price point with a huge profit margin. We call these businesses cash cows, and we shouldn't forget cash cows need to be milked.

By 2020 25% of All World Travelers Will Be Chinese
[Travel-and-Leisure] In the near future the Chinese middle-class will be traveling like never before. Right now as it stands 96% of all Chinese people have never stamped their passports or even been out of the country. In fact, many Chinese are just now starting to travel domestically due to the fact that more people are buying cars, and there are more roads available.

Was Newton Inspired by God on Theory of Gravity - Why Did He Use the Apple As an Example?
[News-and-Society:Religion] What was Newton thinking when he came up with the theory of gravity, and why did he use the Apple to explain his theory? We teach our kids that Newton was sitting under a tree one day and an apple fell on his head, and that's when he thought of the theory of gravity. It is doubtful that this event actually happened, but it is rather funny.

Supply and Demand in Wholesale Purchasing Discussed
[Business] Ask any corporate buyer or purchasing agent and they will tell you that things are not quite as easy as many believe. You can learn and read all you can in the MBA textbooks, and listen to the professors at the top business colleges in America, but in the real world things move very fast, so you have to be on your toes. A wholesale purchasing buyer must know a little bit about every industry that he or she purchases from.

"What is a Game" He Asked
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Recently, in reading the book; "This is Your Brain On Music," by Daniel J. Levin, the author was discussing how humans commit things to memory based on their perceptions of the world from their many observations and experiences. In putting forth his well-founded argument on page; 141 where he talks of philosopher Wittgenstein "who dealt a blow to Aristotle" by using the definition of a game; stating there was no one complete definition for all games? Is this so? I think not.

Obama and the Noble Prize Committee
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, the Nobel Peace Prize committee was indeed very serious when they choose our young president Barack Obama. Still, because President Obama has only been in office a short time, it seems somewhat disingenuous, almost as if the Nobel Committee was trying to ride along on Obama's media created fame to boost their own image. Further, if President Obama was chosen then who on Earth were the other nominees this time around; Amedinejad, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong Il, Kaddafi, and Putin?

Improbability and Quantum Physics in a Novel - Techno Thriller Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Do you like science, math, and thinking about probability, possible futures, and what if scenarios? Do you like reading suspenseful thrillers with a hardcore foundation of science? If so, boy have I got an excellent book that I'd sure like to recommend to you. The book is killer and only for the scientific or mathematically inclined.

Common Sense Being Replaced With Liberalism, Lawyers, and Political Correctness
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Political correctness is a form of lying to oneself, and when we repeat these mantras to each other, we are indeed lying to each other. When our kids are taught this in school then the teachers are inadvertently lying to our kids using these politically correct phrases, and teachings. When our government makes laws preventing the truth from being spoken, they are indeed taking away our First Amendment right of free speech, and forcing us to lie to others and ourselves.

North Korea in Four Party Talks With China, Japan, and South Korea Over Nuclear Weapons?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] President Obama's administration is very thankful for the positive media surrounding the North Korean nuclear weapons negotiation peace talks. And yet, I for one am quite skeptical, and pretty concerned because North Korea tried to ship nuclear weapon manufacturing equipment to Iran recently, luckily, that shipment was stopped in the UAE and inspected. The label said it was oil field equipment, yet, it turned out to be materials needed to build nuclear weapons.

Is Obama's War Going to Bring Bio Weapons to American Soil?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There is reason to suspect, and also intelligence chatter that the Taliban is willing to use biological weapons, if they cannot win in Afghanistan. Worse, those weapons may be coming from China. It turns out that China has sold both the Taliban and Al Qaeda weapons in the past.

To Win a War You Must Be Ruthless, Unforgiving, Brutal, Agile, and Unrelenting
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] No one should promote human wars, as there is nothing noble about killing one's own species. This type of nonsense has been going on for 10,000 years or more, and it surely isn't helping anybody. Nevertheless, even in the year 2000 we find ourselves in the midst of a war.

So Does This Mean President Obama is Pro Opium, Pro Taliban, and Anti Women's Rights?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] After eight years in Afghanistan, it appears that President Obama is really focusing efforts on hunting down Al Qaeda in Pakistan. This is rather unfortunate because the president of Afghanistan which we have propped up has been involved in rigging the elections, and trying to keep peace with the Taliban. It makes sense that he would want to keep relations open with the Taliban, if nothing else than to keep himself alive.

"Jobless Recovery is an Oxymoron" He Said - How Can You Have a Viable Recovery Without Jobs?
[Business:Careers-Employment] If we look at the financial newspapers, we keep hearing folks talk about the jobless recovery. The economists note that after the 2000 Dot Com crash, which sent ripples through our economy, it was followed by a jobless recovery, but in reality we know that it is impossible to have a full economic recovery until the jobs come back. After all, what is the old saying; "it is a recession if your neighbor loses his job, and it is a depression if you lose yours."

There is a Big Difference Between a Barge and Boat - Large Ship Designs Discussed
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Modern-day ships which use the best in Hydro and Aerodynamics can save tons of money when circumnavigating the oceans of this planet. Many of the old ships that were built previously, did not have the specialized knowledge during the time of manufacturing, which we have today with hydrodynamic flows on CAD CAM design computers. Interestingly enough, many of the modern ships being built today are not taking advantage of the new information that we now know.

Commercial Real Estate - 10.4% Vacancy in Open Air Retail Centers - Scary Stuff
[Real-Estate:Commercial-Property] Many people right now are pointing towards the stock market, and say that the recession is over. And whereas, the recession usually follows an increase in the stock market by 6 to 10 months, we also know that we are entering a jobless recovery. Many people consider a jobless recovery an oxymoron, as how can you have a recovery just because the stock market goes up, when people still don't have jobs?

50-50 Strategies in Hedging Commodity Type Business Purchases
[Business:Management] Let's say you are a purchasing agent, or a buyer for a restaurant. You obviously want to buy the food products at the lowest possible prices, but you know due to seasonality, droughts, and the commodity market things change rapidly. If you buy all your inventory at one time and then the price goes down then you lost money.

You Must Straddle Categories and Cross Pollinate to Innovate
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] If you truly want to innovate, invent, or to keep your creative juices flowing then you need to consider cross pollination. You need to consider how important it is to straddle categories, and borrow from one industry to use in another. Many innovators and designers borrow from nature when designing products, cars, or tools.

Give Me Information You Stupid Internet
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Have you been underwhelmed with the Internet lately? Many people are, even those folks that once proclaimed the Internet as the greatest communication and learning device ever created in the history of mankind. Not long ago, I was looking for information online, and I kept coming up with things I already knew about each time I tried to search my industry specific niche and topic.

The Afghanistan War and the Media
[News-and-Society:Military] Have you ever watched the nightly news as they talk about the war in Afghanistan? All of a sudden all the news commentators become experts on the topic, and we have armchair generals come in and do interviews.

Is There Higher Gene Mutation in Areas of Increased Vibrational Energy?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] We all know that Gene mutations are caused by that which we eat, chemicals, and viruses we have in our body. The bacteria within our body and the vibrational frequency also have a lot to do with gene mutations. Now then, let's talk about vibrations and how they affect the cells for a moment.

Global Warming Propaganda Theory Defeated by Wiser and More Prudent Weather Watchers
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Did you know a recent survey showed that when American people were asked what they thought was the most pressing issue of our time, and you know what their answer was? It wasn't Global Warming; it was the economy, that's what 60 percent of the respondents said. Only 7 percent of the people said global warming was the biggest issue or one that they even cared about.

Are You Letting Your X'er Customers Tell You How to Run Your Company Via Social Networks?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Many companies are quite worried about social networks, and they have even hired young techno-whizzes and Internet brand name consultants to assist them in crisis management; just in case their brand comes under attack on the online. These social networks and Twitter can be very damaging to a brand name in a very short time, and if a large Corporation doesn't respond immediately, if not sooner, it could cost them the sales of their younger X'er customers and consumers.

What is Wrong With Equal Rights to Women World Wide?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Why is it that the US, EU, and UN is so readily accepting of those who rate women as second class or worse citizens in their societies and civilizations. By condoning or allowing this sort of nonsense in the year 2000 is absolutely without question a slap in the face to the forward progression of the human species and it is a pathetic display of appeasement. It shows that our leadership and people all over the world lack moral clarity, of fundamental rights.

Chinese Tourism to the US - A Huge Business Indeed
[Travel-and-Leisure] Although over 96% of all Chinese citizens have never had their passports stamped, it is obvious if you go to any of the United States major cities you will see Chinese tourists. If you go to Las Vegas it is unbelievable the number of Chinese middle-class tourists, who come to see the great Las Vegas. Interestingly enough, Las Vegas is really nothing compared to Shanghai or Beijing, as those cities look like cities of the future.

Beijing Airport Will Have 50 Million Annual Visits by 2020
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] If we look at the major airports in the United States like LAX, Chicago's O hare, New York's LaGuardia, or some of the other extremely busy airports such as Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, and Denver they seem fairly modern. But they are nothing compared to Beijing airport. When put against the Beijing International Airport, they look old, outdated, and nothing to write home about.

Be Careful Once You Knock All Your Competition Out of the Market
[Business:Marketing] Many small businesses want to dominate their market, and they want to capture the largest market share, if not all of it within their local trading area. For most small businesses such as restaurants and retail shops their local trading area really doesn't extend much more than a 10-mile radius. If they are careful with their costs, do very well at marketing, and have employed the very best workers to provide the greatest customer service, eventually they will dominate their competition, and the customers will choose them.

Now Might Be the Time to Re-Acquire That Lucrative Corporate Spin Off
[Business:Strategic-Planning] It is amazing how many large corporations are sitting on tons of cash, but they haven't spent it because the market place doesn't warrant expansion right now. Luckily, these same corporations will not need to go to capital markets to borrow money, and it really wouldn't help if they did, due to the fact that right now investment banks, regular banks, and commercial lenders are not lending money anyway. Sitting on piles of cash is a wonderful thing for any company or corporation coming off the bottom of recession.

Do Low Cost Franchises Have the Best Return on Investments?
[Business:Franchising] If you buy a restaurant franchise, build the building, and start your operation it could literally take 5 to 10 years before you get a full return on investment. You must remember that it could take 18 months to get the building built, the permits, and even open the store. You haven't made a single dollar yet even thought you've been putting out money for 18 months.

2009 Big Summer Print Magazine Issues Lacking Substance
[Writing-and-Speaking:Publishing] Summer time is generally when the magazine industry makes its most profits, and puts out its largest magazine issues. Of course, right now popular consumer magazines have noticed that their advertising revenue is down between 50 and 75%. Trade journals are down another 50% on top of that in advertising, or about 12 1/2% of what they were making when the economy was cooking along at a brisk pace.

President Obama Planning Big Trip in New Orleans - What Might He Say Now?
[News-and-Society:Politics] Apparently, President Obama is making good on his word to visit the folks in New Orleans. Much has been done in this city since the terrible Hurricane Katrina, and things are coming along fairly well. However, things are not perfect, more needs to be done.

Paper Money and Flu Pandemics Considered - Are the Wealthy More Vulnerable?
[Health-and-Fitness] Today, in the United States more and more people are using plastic to pay for their purchases at restaurants, businesses, and retail outlets. Even those who are paying with ATM cards are using plastic rather than paper money or coins. Consider if you well the vulnerability of our populations using paper money in the middle of a swine flu pandemic in the United States.

At This Rate, Every Wall in Your Home Will Soon Be a Flat Panel Display - The Ceiling Too!
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] It seems that the US consumer has become flat panel display crazy. In fact, US consumers bought more flat panel displays during the last two Christmas seasons than any other purchase. Unfortunately, flat panel displays also increase the average household energy usage by 4%, all this at a time when we are telling our citizens to conserve energy.

Risks of Collaborating With Customers in the Digital Age of Twitter - Leaking of New Tech
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] There are two lines of thinking in innovation as to where to get innovative products from. The traditional belief was that you should survey all your customers and ask them what they want, and they would tell you and that you would produce it, and they would buy it. Unfortunately, this methodology doesn't always work.

Philosophers Who Spend a Lifetime on a Circular Argument - For This We Aspire?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] There are many philosophical conundrums and circular arguments that some of the top dead white men philosophers of past periods have come up with. But just because someone can come up with a circular argument, which has no answer, or that can be argued indefinitely, does not mean that we should celebrate their names or waste our time, brain power, and entire lives worrying about it. The reality is there are all sorts of circular arguments and conundrums having to do with society, civilization, psychology, morality, death, life, and the brain.

Political Research Promoting Fear - Global Warming in Summer and Flu Pandemic in Winter
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The Global Climate Warming Alarmists cancelled a rally in Washington DC and one in New York City in the winter of 2008 due to extremely cold, actually record cold temperatures. So, they now concentrate on holding rallies in the summer months on hot days, because they realize no one is listening, and everyone just laughs at them otherwise. Recently, they cancelled a rally in Chicago in October, when there was a record cold ice storm and near blizzard conditions, which is seasonably highly unlikely.

Are You Really Buying a Proven Formula and Business Model When You Buy a Franchise?
[Business:Franchising] Franchising companies often like to advertise that when you buy their franchise you are buying a proven formula or business model. This may or may not be true however, and let me explain. You see, even if a franchisor has a proven business operation model, it may not be proven in your particular regional location, or with the particular demographics you have within your standard trading area.

Wall Street Reform Or Socialist-Liberal Anti-Capitalism Suicide to Appease Mindless Masses
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Why on Earth would Congressmen and Senators ever put forth meaningful regulations that would attack their political war chest funding corporate donors? Ah ha, they wouldn't, instead they tell the masses that they are cracking down on "Wall Street" and then ask Wall Street what they should do to stop the abuse. Those in the financial industry all point fingers at their competition and the strongest donors end up on top, crushing those below and go right on doing whatever the heck they want.

Find Promotional Reasons For Potential Customers to Come to Your Store
[Business:PR] As we exit this most devastating recession, it is obvious that so many small businesses, retail franchisees, and chain store retail outlets are in a cash poor situation. They need to buy new inventory, but cannot afford to until they make some more sales, and they need to start hiring back workers, but they realize they need to turn a profit. So, what they need is to invite people back to their stores, for any reason.

Invent Reasons For Potential New Clients to Contact You
[Business:PR] We've all learned that everyone's favorite price is free, and so, us business people need to be thinking here as the economy returns back to full-speed. We need to offer something to people that will make them think of us, or refer their friends to our business when the time comes. We must invent or create reasons for customers, consumers, and clients to contact us.

Best Way to Give More Benefits is to Fire More Employees - I Recommend It!
[Business:Management] Most employees want more benefits. In fact, they are rather hard-hitting in their demands about the whole thing. What many of the employees do not understand is that this money to pay these benefits does not grow on trees, and it is pure cost, therefore, it must be offset with an equal amount of profits, and that means sales need to increase dramatically.

Are Franchisors Making Deals Due to the Recession?
[Business:Franchising] Some people believe that when you buy a franchise and read the FDD or Franchise Disclosure Documents, that there is no way the franchisor will negotiate with you. This is absolutely false, especially for smaller franchisors. You must recall that we just came out of a very difficult recession, and during recessions franchise companies usually sell more franchises because so many people are laid off and looking for alternative work situations.

Oh Shut Up and Give Me Fifty Push-ups
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It seems that everyone wants to complain these days; they complain that they lost their job, that the economy is bad, that they don't trust the government, and all sorts of other things. What bothers me about all this is we have turned into a nation of complainers, instead of a nation of doers. The reality is this great nation was built by people that got off their butt and did something, it was built by entrepreneurs, hard working Americans, and people that believed and were undeterred with the challenges that lie ahead.

Hey City Folks Stop Complaining and Start Providing Something
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] After retirement, and after working my butt off for 27 years, with no days off, literally working seven days a week, 10 to 14 hours a day, I was able to retire before my 40th birthday. Often, I will sit in coffee shops and do my writing, or work on various consulting or mandatory activities, and I will listen to people. Indeed, perhaps because I'm willing to listen to their complaints, I get an ear full.

The Future of China's Alcohol Problem and Chinese Alcoholism Discussed
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] The Chinese middle class seems to love wine, and they've discovered all the best wines from all the various countries. Now many Chinese farmers due to drought situations are growing grapes, and soon they will have more and more Chinese brands. There's only one problem with all this wine drinking in China, and that is that the middle class that is never been able to afford such things previously, can't seem to get enough.

Corporate Social Responsibility PR Plays Gone Wrong
[Business:PR] It seems these days that every single little thing that a corporation does they wish to promote and send out press releases on. However, if they are not careful this could backfire. Corporate social responsibility public relations plays can go wrong very quickly and very easily, especially if they over-hype the success of something they are doing.

Disasters Await - Flooding Season Could Be Serious For US Dam Infrastructures
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] There have been many GAO reports that our nation's Dam Infrastructure is getting old and crumbly. There was one telling report that explained how many of the dams were not even being inspected in many states. In other words, we don't even know how bad the problem is.

Domestic Tourism in China - The Dragon Rises
[Travel-and-Leisure] Most people don't realize this, but 96% of the population of China has never gone outside China's boundaries. In other words, they've never had their passports stamped. But now as China is growing its middle class there is a lot more traveling going on domestically inside of China. Thanks to more roads and cars, and better train and aircraft transportation it is much easier to travel domestically than it's ever been before. This means that tourism in China is becoming a great big industry.

Politicians Should Be Required to Take a Financial IQ Test and Economics Classes
[News-and-Society:Politics] It seems that Americans are constantly complaining about how the politicians spend our money in Washington DC. People are worried as taxpayers that these spendthrifts in Washington are accumulating debt faster than we can afford to pay it back in taxes. Worse, Americans have been cutting back, saving more, and using their revolving credit, including credit cards less.

When to De-Innovate Discussed
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Most corporations want to innovate and spend money on research and development, realizing that they will make money in the long run if they continue to press forward. It seems these days that all of our consumer products are getting more and more complicated with more and more features. Of course, the reality is sometimes it is important to de-innovate products, and simplify them so we can lower the cost and please the most amount of people.

If You Have Started Three Or More Companies, Forget Franchising
[Business:Franchising] Not everyone is cracked up to be a franchisee, and many people don't belong in the franchising world. Before retirement, I was a franchisor, and we denied many entrepreneurs the ability to buy our franchises because we realized that they were true entrepreneurs, that they were not followers, that they like to do things their own way. It was obvious right off the bat that they would never follow our system or our business model and that would create a hardship on us.

Culling Creative Ideas Without Crushing Creativity Or Causing Chaos in Your Corporation Considered
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Research and development departments and innovation teams need to be constantly coming up with new ideas. In fact, to solve a given problem they may need 40, 50, maybe even 100 ideas. Then they need to go through each one of them and get rid of the ones that don't make sense, might cost too much money, or even take too long to implement.

Going Stealth on Publicity When Launching a New Product - Tactics Considered
[Business:Marketing] Most companies when launching a new product have an incredible marketing plan, and a large budget behind it, and they pull out all the stops. Many consumer product companies actually spend millions of dollars on new product rollouts, and they even amortized the initial cost over a 10 or 20 year. Depending on how long they think that particular product may be in the market.

Why Do We Need to Network All the National Think Tanks Around the World?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] As the populations of Earth expand we will see 10 billion humans on the planet. This is 10 billion mouths to feed, and it will be a severe stress and hardship to do so. Likewise, there will always be disruptions in the system of distribution, agriculture, or processing of the food.

Why Do Franchise Buyers Misrepresent Themselves in Online Forms?
[Business:Franchising] Over the years, as a franchisor, I've noticed that well over 70% of all the inquiries we got from franchise buyers had bogus information. After a while, this began to concern me because our sales teams and recruiters had to go through each and every inquiry, and application with a fine tooth comb to make sure each individual was real, using their true identity, and actually had the wherewithal, and the business acumen to run a franchise. Only about 10% ever had the experience, or ability to run a franchise, and 70% of the applications and inquiries were...

During the Election Senator John McCain Reminded the American People Something
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, The Nobel Peace Prize has been given to our young president, Barack Obama. It is rather interesting that the Nobel Prize Committee would give the award to Barack Obama who's only been in office less than a year, in other words he hasn't really done anything yet which would be so overwhelming in the peace process. Now then, he did give a very good speech in Egypt, and opened his arms to the world of Islam, and yet, he is the commander-in-chief fighting a war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, and Al Qaeda.

Turning Brand Crisis Management Occurrences Into Public Relation Bonanzas
[Business:Branding] Every corporation with a strong product line and a strong brand name knows what it's like to go through a brand crisis event. When they occur they shake your company's core foundation, but you can easily turn a horrible situation into a good one, and there are plenty of examples and corporate history of PR teams that have done just that. For instance, when Tylenol was found to have a poisonous substance in it, the company immediately pulled all the Tylenol off the shelf, and introduced that it would now have secured packaging so nothing like this could ...

Using Change Management Crisis As a Public Relations Play
[Business:Change-Management] Some believe it is important of to have a company celebration after getting rid of the old corporate executive that was at the helm when their business ran aground. And whereas, this may be true, it also makes sense to use a change management crisis event in your company or corporation as a positive public relations play. For instance, if your company has gone through significant problems, you can axe the current president, vice president, and CFO, and bring in a new person, a turnaround king who will fix all these problems.

Company Anniversary Public Relation Plays
[Business:PR] Corporations need to be highly skilled at public relations, especially in today's age of social networking sites, twitter, corporate blogging, and the Internet information generation. Corporations and companies all have anniversaries and they also have anniversaries for all of their brand names, and major product lines. It sometimes makes sense to use an anniversary date to launch a public relations campaign, or to promote a new product or service that you will be offering to your customers or clients.

Franchising Companies Must Deal With an Endless Number of Ignorant Inquiries
[Business:Franchising] Due to the fact that so many people are online using social networks, Internet forums, and blogs we find that folks are afraid to use their real name, and they are using avatars or screen names. It is hard to say if they are paranoid, justifiably careful, or out to deceive. In essence, as a franchisor it doesn't really matter why they are doing it, but those social networking generation kids are quite elusive with information when sending in inquiries and applications to purchase franchises.

Franchisors Which Use Social Networks For Recruiting End Up With Poor Inquiries
[Business:Franchising] Over the last four years, I've spent a good bit of time talking to franchisors about their online marketing methods. Indeed, before that, and before my retirement the franchise company that I founded did most of our marketing online. That was in the beginning when not that many people were using the Internet.

Franchisors Which Design Competitive Brands - Are They Smart Or Dastardly?
[Business:Franchising] Many franchisees get upset when they find out their franchising company is also contemplating on franchising similar business models with the same product or service lines. This is because once the franchisee invests in a 10-year franchise agreement, they hope to get a good return on their investments, and a sincerely hope that the marketplace is not filled with competitors. The last thing they want is competitors using the same types of procedures in their competence operations manual.

Jury Tampering and Murder Intrigue - A Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Mystery fictional thrillers are one of the hottest genres of our time. Some authors who are extremely good and have a large following cannot even get the books out fast enough, as they sell like hotcakes making their way up the New York Times best Sellers list. Michael Connelly is just such an author and he's written an unbelievable number of intriguing murder mystery and legal detective like mysteries.

The Right to Bear Arms Debate Depicted in a Fiction Novel of Intrigue
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] For those that believe in the right to bear arms, and for those who decry assault weapons, hollow tip bullets, and criminal gangs with weapons that have more firepower than the police, I know of a great book you should read, by a great author. I'd like to recommend that book to you, if you have time to read some 612 pages, as you will learn more than you ever thought you knew about the ongoing debate over gun control. The book I'd like to recommend was published in 2003, but it is still available on Amazon...

Mars Crater Ice - "Where There is Water There is Life," NASA Says
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] It is fairly interesting that people still believe there is no life on Mars; many scientists believe that that's just nonsense, and religious superstition talking. NASA says; "where there is water there is life," and on Mars they found creator ice, so there is life and it will be life that we can recognize too. In fact, anywhere we find water or ice on any planet we will find life.

Do All Franchise Chains Have Built in Franchisee Support Systems?
[Business:Franchising] One of the major claims from the franchising industry is that franchise systems have built-in support mechanisms to help their franchisees succeed. One has to ask if all franchise chains actually have built-in franchise support systems? The reality is, even if the franchisor does not have a support system in place, there is a support system in place by default.

We Must Deny All "Anti-Racist" Authors Our Ears - They've Clearly Abused Their Privileges
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Everyone has the right to free-speech, we all agree with that, but now there are those who spew out "anti-racism" comments on TV, write books, and are all over the media. In doing so they clearly show their own racism and hatred, thus, they are hypocrites in every regard promoting everything they are railing against. Every man is entitled to succeed based on their performance, ability, intelligence, and choices, and when we give an advantage to anyone due to their race, we are feeding the frenzy of fire that racism embodies.

What Are Your Thoughts on Escaping the Matrix, Or Do You Care?
[Computers-and-Technology] Do you ever wonder about people in the "witness protection program" as there would be no chance for them to ever be safe because there is far too much information about folks online these days? People have too much information online, on social networking sites, blogs, Internet Forums, etc. To get away or hide, to protect one's self, well, they'd have to literally "change everything" including ALL of their hobbies, habits, diet, tastes, looks, but it could be done.

Your Digital Life Signature is Everywhere
[Legal:Identity-Theft] Many folks put way too much information online, and yet, how can anyone get out of the loop once they are in it? Far too many people have put their digital signatures all over the Internet, on Twitter, Facebook, and just about every other source possible. Is there any way to avoid so much personal information getting out there?

Are You Really Your Own Boss When You Are Buying a Franchise?
[Business:Franchising] Over the years I've done a good little bit of franchise consulting and I've assisted people on all sides of the spectrum; businesses wishing to franchise, new franchisors, and franchise buyers looking to purchase a franchise to be their own boss. The franchising industry often has franchisors that run ads which say; "be your own boss," and yet, when you purchase a franchise you are not really your own boss like you would be you started your own company; you still have the franchisor to answer to. In fact, if you look at any of these modern day franchise ...

System For Swarm Searching the Non-Shallow South Seas
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Is there a way to map the bottom of the Marianas Trench, or other points which are the deepest in our oceans, without sending submarines, or larger robotic vehicles down to those depths. Indeed, I believe there is a way, and I'd like to propose a potential innovation which could solve this problem, to help us with more clues as to what is down there, what species live at the bottom of our oceans, and what minerals are down there that we may need up here on the surface. Now then, let me explain a potential invention.

Challenging the Competition to Market Your Brand Success
[Business:Branding] There is certainly nothing wrong with competition, and a company should not go out of their way to hide the fact that they are highly competitive. Some of the most competitive companies with the strongest brand names are well known by just about everybody. In the Rent-A-Car business take Enterprise Rent a Car for instance, everyone knows they are an aggressive company going after sales, and trying to best the competition, just like Avis did when they tried harder.

2012 Proof Your Home Now!
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] There seems to be a lot of paranoid folks out there who believe that the Mayan Calendar and the end of time is coming in the year 2012. As far as I'm concerned, and from all the evidence I can see, it is complete baloney and malarkey. But I'm not going to sit here and argue with you if you believe that you and your family will meet their demise in 2012, because if you believe that, you just might make it happen.

Defending Your Domain and Domicile After Devastating Disasters Discussed
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] For those who have lived in the Gulf Coast during the time of Hurricane Katrina, or those who lived through the Northridge Earthquake, or even those that happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time during a huge Tsunami, they realize how fast society and civilization breaks down after such a devastating disaster. In Southern California during the riots, there was chaos in the street and people defending their businesses with automatic weapons from rooftops.

What Happened America? Our Ancestors Were Self-Reliant
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] America's history is filled with people that knew how to take care of themselves, they knew how to farm, they knew how to raise animals, they knew how to build homes with their bare hands, they knew how to make windmills, drill for well water, they knew how to irrigate, and they knew how to do just about everything. Today, so many Americans don't know how to do anything, and they freak out when the power goes off.

Why Are the Collectivists Calling For Distributive Energy - Pure Power Plays and Hypocrisy Cites
[News-and-Society:Energy] Collectivism and communism go hand-in-hand. And collectivism postulates that economies of scale can be gained when everyone agrees on using the same standard, and sharing. Now then, consider the United States electrical grid we all use it, it works fine.

Libyan Tricks and Nuclear Weapon Manufacturing Flicks - Fool Me Once, Shameful Indeed
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] When Presient George Bush senior was in office, Libya claimed to have a giant chemical plant explosion, which injured 500 people, killing an unknown number, at a so-called chemical weapons plant. Turns out the chemical explosion was totally faked, and the Libyans used paint to simulate smokes stains on the buildings. The fire burned in various brilliant colors, and put all sorts of chemicals into the air due to the fact that old tires were lit on fire along with different types of chemicals mostly precipitous chemicals from the manufacturing process.

Don't Be Such an Impatient Potato!
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Have you ever heard that country song by Alabama; "I'm In a Hurry and Don't Know Why?" Well, have you ever considered that you need to slow down a bit, quit spinning your wheels and think about what you are doing? That by being so impatient running down the hall so fast you are missing many doors of opportunity, and not even looking in to see what's there?

Branding Your Blog "You-ologue" Considered
[Business:Branding] Why not brand your online communications to the world? Greetings, do you own a blog and do you often comment on world events, industry analysis, or politics; perhaps, you have a blog that talks about alternative energy issues, non-profit endeavors, or issues concerning you community? If so, why not develop your own brand using your own name?

Definitions in Technical Writing Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] If you are a technical writer, not everyone that reads your technical research paper, reports, or operations manuals is going to understand all the lingo of the industry, or the current buzzwords. Therefore, it makes sense to put Definitions in the technical writing, and this opens up another question; where do you put these definitions? In some research calls for papers, they ask for the Definitions upfront, either after the table of contents, or immediately following the introduction.

How to Build an Under Water Autonomous Vehicle That Never Needs Re-Fueling
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Can we build an underwater autonomous vehicle that never needs refueling? It is my belief that we can, and we could use some buoyancy, and gravity strategies to do just that. The underwater unmanned vehicle would glide in the water downward using gravity, and while gliding down it would use the flow of the water pushing against its side to generate power.

Animation Jobs - 3D Animation to Improve Your Factory, Warehouse, and Supply Chain Flows
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Animation] We sure hear a lot of complaints about how hard it is to break into the 3-D animation business and Hollywood. Many in the US are complaining that most of the jobs are now going to India, and whereas, it is true that the Indian animation entertainment sector and electronic arts industry is growing by leaps and bounds, we must also realize that there are many more animation films every year than there ever have been in the past.

The Wartime Usage of Religion and Nationalism by Dictators Discussed
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] For a dictator to rule a nation they must get all their subjects on the same page, and facing the same way. One way they do this is through religion, which is very common. Another way is through Nationalism, which often can be even more dangerous.

Using Poor Corporate Financial Communication Reports to Foster Goodwill
[Business:PR] During times of recession in the business cycle many corporations are reporting poor financial numbers to Wall Street. Often, this can drastically affect their stock price and send investors, and their shareholders running for the hills. America's top companies and corporations survive on shareholder's equity, and quarterly profits.

Low Cost High Volume Competition and The Chaos They Create Considered
[Business:Management] Recessions and business cycles come and go, so do many companies and corporations in the market place. Often, business is likened to war, and in many regards it is a war for market share, territory, and customer base. That's just the way it is, and even if your company or corporation doesn't see it like that, there is a good chance that your competition does, and they will take advantage of any opportunity to put your race car into the wall.

Conspiracy Theorists Only - Are Social Networking Sites Spying on Internet Users?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Security] Many people do not like social networking sites. Some because they do not want to announce to the world everything about themselves, others because they are afraid that there are predators out there, and still, others believe that social networks are spying on people. Interesting isn't it.

Is Education Learning From the High Tech World of Corporate Training?
[Reference-and-Education] The high-tech world of corporate training and video conferencing has progressed significantly in the last couple of decades. Luckily, now the price is coming down on much of this technology and we are seeing more and more of it in our schools and public education system. Previously we saw all the high-tech gear going into private universities, and now we are starting to see it in our high schools.

Are LA Port Environmental Regulations Going to Cost the Southern California Economy?
[News-and-Society:Politics] There is legislation afoot to make more environmental rules and regulations on Los Angeles Port in Long Beach California. If this legislation goes through and the regulations and rules increase the cost to shipping companies too much money, many are liable to pull out of the Port which will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs. The more companies that pull out, the higher the fees will be on the remaining companies to afford the fixed costs of the Port.

It Takes More Than Good Speeches to Run a Nation
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We all know that it is important that our country is run with precision, and it takes a lot more to run a nation than just give good speeches from a podium, even if you have some of the best speechwriters and Teleprompter technicians behind the scenes. The executive branch of the United States of America needs and deserves a strong president who is willing to make tough decisions, even when they are not popular. At that point it is important for the individual to explain to the American people why the decision was made, and explain the ...

Design Your Three Year Growth Plan Now!
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Does your business have a three-year growth plan? Well, you need one. Most people do not understand about the way the business cycles work, and perhaps, over the last few decades they haven't noticed the five-year business cycles where you have three positive years, and two down years.

Senators Wish to Extend Unemployment Benefits - That's a Mistake
[News-and-Society:Politics] They say that the squeaky wheel always gets the oil, and many of the citizens and voters that elected the liberal-socialist politicians realize that their squeakiness can get them more benefits from the government. Many folks who've lost their jobs are not working too hard to get new jobs because they are collecting unemployment benefits. What they don't realize is many of the states that are providing these unemployment benefits are going to go broke, as their tax revenues has also been curtailed due to economic pressures and the bottom of the business cycle.

President Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?
[News-and-Society:Politics] It appears that President Barrack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, and although, this to me sounds a little bit contrived and suspicious, I'd say he does deserve it more than Al Gore who basically sponsored a Doom and Gloom Global Warming Docu-Drama. After all, President Obama's speech in Egypt was decent and captivating to a good many people, but I think it is way too pre-mature for Nobel to award our young President such a prize, and indeed, it may come back to haunt the Nobel Peace Prize Committee one day.

Nissan Land Glider Concept Car Dominates the Passion of Flying While Driving
[Automotive] The new Nissan "Land Glider" still a concept car stole the imagination of the Tokyo Auto Show recently, as well it should. It's really hard to say if this concept car is actually a car or a motorcycle. It does have four wheels, but the driver and passengers sit in tandem, and it is said to feel more like a glider or flying an airplane then it is driving a car.

Creative Minds Especially in the Creative Arts Need to Get Away and Come Back Fresh
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] There is a lot to be said about people in the creative arts, the ones that produce the entertainment we all love so much; the great poetry, sculptures, paintings, movies, animation, etc. and many top instructors in this realm recommend that creative minds take a break, and get away, find some play time, and such. Is this good advice?

Liberal Leaning Magazine Writers Shouldn't Try to Interview Capitalists
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The percentage of writers that are Democrats is quite high. The percentage of writers that are liberal-socialists is also very high, some say too high. I would be amongst those, which believe it's too high and quite problematic. Let me tell you why.

Will Video Gamers Be the Warriors and Warfighters of the Future?
[Gaming] Many believe, as do I that in the future we are going to be very happy that all our kids grew up playing video games, because they may well someday be controlling military robots protecting us from invading enemy armies. Today, that sounds like Science Fiction, but it's kind of already happening really. Many years ago, I read a really interesting Sci Fi book once where a group of kids where summoned to save the Earth, as they went into a no-win scenario, like the one Capt.

If You Want to Help Others You Must Make Sure They Actually Want Help!
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Many folks so desire to help others, almost to the point of breaking such basic wisdom and cardinal rules that they end up doing more harm than good. It happens all the time, and perhaps the best illustration is the old Boy Scout joke where an old lady is sitting in a wheel chair on a street corner and the young Boy Scout sees her there and he pushes her across the street to be a good Samaritan. When he gets to the other side the lady is pissed off because she didn't want to cross the street.

What Kind of Writer Are You? Ask Your Mirror What Kind of Author Am I?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Have you ever asked yourself why you write? What you want to accomplish by your work, or what type of message that you wish to convey out into the world? Not long ago, an acquaintance told me about a super awesome "cutting edge literary class" at a resort like creative college and university up in Canada. After noting my large number of articles online and knowing of an eBook or two, I had written, they wondered if I thought the class was beyond me or if I thought, I'd already arrived and didn't need it.

Universities Promoting Business Plan Contests Doing a Disservice to Business Students
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] There are changes afoot at the top MBA schools in our country. There seems to be a new theme, it is along the line of green businesses, and the alternative energy sector. MBA students are encouraged to make business plans for hypothetical green companies, companies that are socially responsible, or even design business plans for alternative energy technologies. However, I see much of this as a mistake, and it's something we need to think about as we train the next generation of business people in our country.

Shamans, Seers, and Future Tellers
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] Do you believe in the Shaman's abilities to see the future? Many do, and not long ago, I was asked if I believed in their abilities. Indeed, I believe that they believe, and I believe all the members of their Indian tribes do too.

Should We Fear Fast Moving Physics Research?
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Many have worried about the work being done at some of the linear accelerators around the world, especially recently at CERN, some are worried that by simulating a black hole, which is a theory, with particles, that we might open up a self-perpetuating a growing object that might swallow us up. Well, scientists and researchers tell us to hold our conspiracy theory, paranormal, and anti-research rhetoric, as they say it will not happen. Can they guarantee that?

Expect Retail Monthly Improvements From Last Year's Numbers, But Don't Be Impressed Much
[Business:Retail] There seems to be a lot of happy people on the financial news lately because retail sales are reporting higher numbers than last year at this time during the same month, or the same quarter. However, that is absolutely silly because last year at this time were some of the worst numbers in corporate history for retail sales, they were nothing to shake a stick at, nothing to compare to, and if we want to be totally honest about the whole thing we should be comparing the current month's sales numbers to those of 2007, not 2008, here in 2009.

"Creative Minds Need Play Time Too," The Electronic Arts Instructor Said
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Animation] Creative Minds need many things, psychological researchers, scientists, and even neurologists tell us that the human brain needs sleep to stay at its creative peak. Ask any true creative genius and they'll tell you the same thing, and in my day, I've met more than a few, even been accused of being one myself, and yes, I agree with this wisdom. Not long ago, a very wise electronic arts instructor told me that "the top creative minds need play time to stay at the top of their game!

License Plate Readers in Police Cars and Video Cameras Everywhere - Privacy?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many conspiracy theorists are very paranoid about the loss of privacy these days, and if you stop any think about it, they do have a point. At least the Electronic Freedom Foundation thinks so too. Not long ago an acquaintance mentioned to me; "[it seems that] every video camera on every street corner has your car and license plate targeted.

Don't Eat Your Peas With an Ultra Sharp Sushi, Sashimi, Or Ginsu Knife - Trust Me on This!
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Back in the day cowboys in the Old West, especially those who rode on horseback or ate dinner out on the prairie, well, they often did not have silverware or forks, some carried spoons for soup, but most likely they didn't have anything. But they did have a knife, so they used the knife to gut the animal they were eating and then used it to eat with too. It worked out well, unless they were trying to eat peas or something small, then it made more sense to use their hands, otherwise it took them a long time to eat dinner.

Should Franchising Companies Exploit Marketing Opportunities to Find Buyers on Twitter?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] There is a big push from social network marketing and advertising companies to try to pick up the franchise system clients. In other words, they are trying to convince franchisors that their companies need to be on all the social networking sites, and to get a following on Twitter. Now, I can understand why everyone wants to jump on the Twitter bandwagon, and try to get "more bang for their buck" by advertising and marketing their companies on social networks, but at the same time franchising companies need to understand where their franchise buyers come from, and not be so quick to sign up.

Political Rhetoric 202 - Any Theory Or Phenomena Can Be Simplified to the Absurd
[News-and-Society:Politics] Politicians realize that the population is dummying down, and they often realize that the lowest common denominator is the "mean average intelligence level" of their voters. Therefore, when a political issue comes up they turn on the political rhetoric and they try to simplify the situation into one sentence, which they can use as their mantra for their stump speeches as they go around and try to get votes. Unfortunately, if we over simplify such complex situations we are doing a disservice to the reality at hand.

Maybe Adam Smith Should Have Left His Most Famous Warnings to China Instead?
[Business:International-Business] We look at the incredible growth of China year-over-year for the last 30 years all we can say is wow. These communists have really learned how to make capitalism work. It is amazing what they have done in a short period of time and how they have transformed that country into an economic powerhouse; one, which will soon be the number two GDP nation of the world behind the United States.

India Making Significant Headway in the World Wide and Domestic Auto Markets
[Business:International-Business] Both China and India are growing their auto manufacturing markets at an alarming rate. They are also exporting these inexpensive vehicles all over the world. As the price of fuel goes up these smaller type vehicles will sell much better, even in places like the United States.

Service Industry Gets an Uptick From Recession's Bottom
[News-and-Society:Economics] Most people do not realize it but the service sector of our economy in the US makes up the greatest portion of the jobs. Manufacturing is now the smallest well under 10% of the employment base. Retail is fairly large, but it's nothing compared to the service industry.

Pakistan UN Building Bombing a Wake Up Call - Wake Up!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Radical Islamic groups within Pakistan have been sending signals to the west, that they don't want anything to do with the UN, the United States, or any nation that isn't Muslim. In early October, suicide bombers attacked the World Food Program Headquarters in Pakistan, which is part of the United Nations. Apparently, although it has adequate security and armed guards, the suicide bombers were able to plot, plan, and carry off their attack which ended up killing many people.

The World Rejected Chicago Leadership and Politics - Why Didn't the American People?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Chicago lost the bid for the 2016 Olympics even though Opera, Mrs. Obama, and the President of the United States himself went to go pitch the Olympic Committee to allow the games to go to Chicago. Apparently, even with the President's visit Chicago was rejected completely, as they lost in the first round.

Corporate R and D and the Think Tanks They Hire
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Have you ever wondered why corporations would hire think tanks to help with their corporate research and development departments? After all, companies spend huge dollars in research and innovation, and they like to keep things close to the vest. They don't want their competition knowing about their new products and services, or potential new inventions that will literally change the market.

Who is Protecting Franchisers From Franchise Buying Consumers?
[Business:Franchising] There are many states in the US that regulate franchise systems, and the federal government also regulates franchising through the Federal Trade Commission. Many believe that it is important to regulate franchising so that franchise buyers are not fraudulently induced to purchase a franchise, and then end up losing all their money. The Federal Trade Commission and regulations states believe that a franchise is an investment, and like any investment they must be regulated.

Zoo Trespassers Almost End Up Dinner in Calgary - Dah, it Was a Siberian Tiger Cage
[Reference-and-Education:Wildlife] We often hear about "The Darwin Award Winners" as these are people who did really stupid things and ended up dying because of it. Still, for every Darwin Award Winner, there are thousands of runners-up each and every day. These are people who did really stupid things, and have lived to tell about it.

Bar Graphs in Technical Writing Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] If you are writing technical papers, or you are writing a research report to convince people of something, perhaps politically motivated, then you are going to want to use bar graphs. These work exceptionally well when you're trying to compare things, and it is very easy to put a few figures in a paragraph and then refer to the bar draft off to the side, or below, which better illustrates and helps the reader visualize the data. The two most common types of charts or graphs, and the ones that are most easily understood happen to be bar graphs, ...

3D Pie Chart Usage in Technical Writing Discussed
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] Whenever you are doing technical writing it pays to help the reader visualize the data that you are putting forth. Often, it makes sense to make comparisons when visualizing data and this is where the pie chart comes in. Pie Charts just happened to be one of the favored illustrations, figures, charts, or graphs by scientific readers, as well as average readers.

Flow Charts Look Best in 3D and in Color For Technical Papers, Reports and Writings
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] When writing technical papers, manuals, e-books, or research papers we often try to explain procedures, processes, and the proper way to make decisions based on that data or the task at hand. In explaining these processes it makes sense to use flowcharts, something that is very popular with academia, and business management gurus. If you pick up any college business textbook and page through it quickly you will see lots of flowcharts, often in Color which use different shapes to signify each step of the process along the way.

The Whizzy Wig of Technical Writing - Thoughts on WYSIWYG
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] Believe it or not many technical writers start out using a yellow legal pad, and they make paragraph after paragraph leaving spaces in between as they work. This is how they used to do it before widespread use of word processors. It turns out this method works very well.

Beware of Using Hyperlinks in Online Technical Writing, Research, and Reports
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] Doing technical writing online and producing papers, research reports, and even e-books has become easier over the years. Also, we now have the ability to put hyperlinks right inside the technical writing itself. It's very easy to send someone to a hyperlink, which goes to another website in lieu of the citation.

Is Iran Already at War With the USA? Yes
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many people believe that the Iranian government has the right to peace time nuclear power. Therefore, they should be allowed to enrich uranium to use in their nuclear power generation stations. The Iranians have gone out of their way to use media propaganda putting them in the best possible light claiming the US, UN and IAEA is not being fair to their needs.

Who Owns the Sea - Us, Them, Or We?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] We have a problem in our world's oceans. We have dead zones, almost completely void of oxygen off the coast of nearly every major city in the world. That includes off the coast of Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Shanghai, Beijing, Australia, etc.

Wars Cost Money Yet Often Offer Rewards of Power and Profits to the Victorious
[News-and-Society:Military] In past human history rouge armies would go out to conquer other civilizations; raping and pillaging other lands. Nations or villages were forced to try to fight off the invaders, but often had no chance being out numbered and over powered. As these armies destroyed the villages and towns in their path they took the valuables, raped the women, and moved on.

War Time Unity in Democracies Must Be Carefully Watched
[News-and-Society:Politics] The Machiavellian Prince is alive and well my friends and we must always watch out for those who rise from the people using the elected system of democracy, only to get into power, discard term limits and make themselves the King. Nationalism runs high at times of war, when the people in society of any given civilization must come together to defend their nation or fight for their cause.

Read Online Articles and Rate the Good Ones
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you are a reader of online articles then perhaps you are wondering when it is appropriate to rate the articles that you read. Generally, my advice is to rate the articles that are good or excellent if you enjoyed the commentary, information, or learned something from the article. If the article is atrocious, or has wasted your time, or looks like it had been written by a computer, I usually will not rate that article and merely click out.

Concentrate on Today and the Mile You Are on to Make it Through the Rain
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] They say that adversity builds character, and I know that is true in my own life, but I also recognize it in others when I see them. Folks that have gone through hell to get to where they're going seem to be more alive, with it, and have an air of wisdom about them. Not long ago, I was in Beverly Hills California and I met a Holocaust survivor.

Do You Live a Strategic Life? Why Not?
[Self-Improvement:Success] There are many people amongst us who are quite intelligent and creative. But not all of them are successful in life. One of the reasons is because they may not have a plan.

Why Buy a Crotch Rocket Race Bike?
[Automotive:Motorcycles] As middle-class Americans age, many of them want to get a Harley Davidson motorcycle and enjoy the sense of freedom that comes with the air blowing in your face, the rumble below you, and the rush of freedom as you take off across the open highway. In case you haven't done this yet, I can attest to the fact that long-distance motorcycle riding will give you all those sensations and more. Not long ago, I met a gal with a high performance road bike, which was a cross between an incredible crotch rocket and a touring bike.

Our Commander in Chief is Pushing For a Longer School Year
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In a sign which shows the lack of confidence of teachers and our public schools, President Obama is now calling for a prolonged school year. It appears that Senator Kennedy's "No Child Allowed to Advance" program that he engineered with President Bush is not working that well in many states now. But one has to ask if schooling has really gotten better or worse sense then. After all the "No Child Left Behind" was introduced to shore up the challenges in our schools where kids were graduating from High School but could not read or write. Ouch!

Managing Warehouse Inventory Through Vendors - When Might it Make Sense?
[Business:Productivity] Any small business person that runs a small grocery store, or retail store that moves lots of products will often have their vendors stocking the shelves, or helping out with the inventory. This makes sense to a point. Unfortunately, many of the route drivers are also paid bonuses and commissions on the amount of products they move to each of the businesses on the route.

Distributor and Dealer Trans-Shipping Versus Custom Order European Auto Making Strategies
[Business:Strategic-Planning] In Europe many automobile companies such as Audi, Ford, and Volkswagen allow the customer to buy their car to order. In other words, they can pick the type of grill they want, the type of interior they want, the color they want, and all the accessories. The automobile manufacturing company puts together the car in such a way where the customized items go on last, and as soon as the car is mostly completed those final components are put on just the way the customer wants them.

Domesticated Pets Do Not Stand a Chance With Wild Predators
[Pets] Many people who live a suburban life love their pets, and yet, they want to get out of the growing city, and move to a more rural paradise; one with mountains, lakes, forests, and open space. Who can blame them? They want to live in a scenic paradise, unfortunately, there is only one problem, they have domesticated pets; little dogs and cats.

What's More Important - What You Say Or How You Say It?
[Business:Presentation] One thing that the mass mob of society should be learning is that it's no longer important what you say, but rather how you say it. In fact, this last election where a Junior Senator from Illinois was elected, we were reminded of just that fact. The reality was that Barack Obama did not have anywhere near experience or knowledge as Senator John McCain, but everyone agreed that he was a better speaker, was far better at reading a Teleprompter, and had the best PR team ever assembled.

3D Chess and a New Type of Science to the Rules
[Gaming] Most folks who are avid chess players have never played 3D Chess before. It is my contention that they should because three-dimensional chess is fun and there are many variations of the game. It is a difficult game to master and it requires a lot more thinking than mere regular chess in my humble opinion. So, how does one play 3D Chess you ask? Well, let me explain the way we play, in case you are interested?

The Constant Misuse and Misquoting of Economists Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Milton Friedman
[News-and-Society:Economics] Over the last year and a half we've heard a number of political and economic pundits on our television sets talking about the economy. And during that same time you could not pick up a single newspaper in the United States, which didn't have a story that was economic based, and I'm not talking about just the business section, I'm talking about the front page. If we listen to talk radio, a good one third of that content is also constantly talking about the economy.

"Everything is Worth What a Purchaser Will Pay For It" He Said in 42 BC
[News-and-Society:Economics] When times get tough at the bottom of a business cycle, there is always some politician who stands up and claims they can control prices in the free market, and that they will pretend to be helping the underdog, or those poor people. They claim that by controlling prices, they can help people maintain their standard of living and quality of life even though the recession is producing so many layoffs. The reality however is that when there are fewer buyers and an adequate supply, the prices will come down anyway.

Why Do We Need Local Networked Think Tanks?
[News-and-Society:Politics] The United States needs to do a better job of sharing information, and quite frankly we seem to fall down in that regard. Oh sure, things are a lot better thanks to the Internet, all the trade journals, and collaboration amongst government agencies, and the various trade shows, symposiums, and conferences. And academia also does well with this, along with the ancillary sub-niche of topic specific blogging networks; like Ning, for instance.

Doing Business in Russia Vs USA - Shake Down by Government Regulators Or Mafia No Difference
[Legal:Regulatory-Compliance] Most business people get quite upset because every time they turn around there is another rule or regulation or some inspector that waltzes into their business to look for some silly violation. And you know they often find one, because no business owner can possibly know all the rules, even the lawyers that specialize have to look them up on a CD Rom (and you thought they used all those fancy law books behind them?).

Honest Politicians Often Drop Out of Races
[News-and-Society:Politics] An El Centro City Council Man was going to run for the 80th district for a California State Assembly Seat, but figured he needed 2 million dollars to do so. The only way to raise that kind of money for his campaign would be by selling himself out to the contributors and special interest groups that gave him the money to get elected in the first place. Knowing this, he chose not to run and jeopardize his integrity, which is clearly the right thing to do.

Is Our Young President Acting Like a Commander in Chief, Or a Chief of Crisis and Calamity?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Our young president has a number of staunch supporters and followers, people who really do want change and voted for him because he had promised it. Then on the other hand there are those who have lived through several decades of promises, and lived through five or six business cycles, and many of them didn't seem too enthralled with his political rhetoric during his election campaign.

Think Tanks and Their Policy Motivating Articles
[News-and-Society:Politics] There are many types of think tanks, but what is common to most all of them is that they promote their innovations, and policies by writing articles, research papers, books, and reports. There are industry, government, NGO, military, political, economic, innovation, and technology think tanks. Whatever their focus is or whatever concepts they come up with, they realize that they must promote those ideas, or nothing will ever become of them.

Political Strategy Think Tanks and the Views They Offer
[News-and-Society:Politics] Many think tanks exist purely for political reasons, and many of them are based in Washington DC where they can work hard to lobby, and promote their political agendas. Some of these groups are without the need to take political sides, as many of them are pro-capitalism and consider themselves free-market thinking groups, which they believe to be above politics.

Who Says No One Could Have Seen the US Housing Crash Coming - A Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Economics] Many politicians and even the media claim that no one saw the housing bubble burst coming. Well, that is so silly, it's almost ludicrous as anyone that studies real estate cycles, or economics would agree. Still, if you happen to be amongst the masses who actually believe such purported media claims, I'd sure like to recommend a very good book to you. The book is called:

Writing a Business Plan to Attract Key Team Members and Employees
[Business:Team-Building] There are many reasons for writing a business plan prior to starting a business and such a plan is not something that you merely write and shove in a drawer and pull it out whenever you don't know what you're doing. A business plan is part of the planning process and "planning" is a word that has "ING" in it, because it is an ongoing event.

Business Planners and the Think Tanks Which Advise Them
[Business:Management] Many think tanks are watching various trends in various industries, and they also watch other sectors of our economy to see how everything is congealing together. They also watch the emerging of new innovations and inventions; and how they affect the overall flow of change.

By Careful When Splitting Orders on Multiple Supplies - Loyalty and Key Vendors Paramount
[Business:Outsourcing] Most companies are very leery of new suppliers and vendors, as well they should. Especially new ones that have not been in the industry for very long, as they have no track record, few references, and only promises of great service, quality products, and a will to earn your business and respect. We all know that respect and reputation must be earned and they are hard to come by for any new market entrant, including your own company when it got started.

Keep and Collect All Information on Current and Potential Vendors Regardless of Orders
[Business:Outsourcing] Over the years there will be 100s if not 1,000s of sales calls made to your business by potential vendors and suppliers. Likewise, your buyers or purchasing agents are likely to review potential vendor's websites, or read about them in trade journals and even gather information at trade shows, seminars, and industry events. Thus, they will collect a wealth of knowledge, and this is key information and very much part of the business intelligence gathering your company needs to survive.

Do Not Burn Long Standing Vendors in Ruthless Competitive Bidding and Buying Games
[Business:Management] In times of severe cost cutting, usually during recessions many corporations and most all small business people lean hard on their vendors and look for new suppliers who can deliver the goods at a lower price. So, what happens is some young salesperson walks in with a nice smile, brochure, and website to match with a low-ball price. They claim to give great service and even go out of their way to compare themselves to their industry leading rivals, namely your current suppliers.

Put All New Vendors Through the Ninth Degree and Be Glad You Did
[Business] Every well positioned business to business supplier, manufacturer, or distributor will have in place seasoned sales teams, the latest and greatest marketing, and promises galore. Anything and everything to get your business, but not necessarily earn it. With all the cheating going on these days with our politicians, athletes, and kids in school, you and I both know that there is a lot of purported nonsense going on in the business world too.

Think Tanks and the NGOs They Advise
[News-and-Society:Politics] Large nonprofit Nongovernmental Organizations are constantly in the news, as they are working to feed the homeless, starving Africans, or trying to make things right in the urban slums around the world. Some of them adopt environmental causes, help poor rural peasants learned to farm, or assist when mother nature strikes causing catastrophe.

Writing a Business Plan For Vendor Financing
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Getting finance in the middle of a recession to start a business is not often easy, but the best time to start a business is at the bottom of recession, because there is nothing but growth from there on out. Now, it is true that it is almost impossible to time the exact bottom of the recession.

Military Defense System Designs and the Think Tanks Which Advise Them
[News-and-Society:Military] Most people decry any think tank which Designs weapon systems for military defense. However, those that find this to be an unworthy pursuit of knowledge forget that a nation must defend itself, against aggressors or it will cease to exist. A nation that fails to protect itself from an impending attack does so at the expense of its people and its civilization.

Questions You Might Ask Your Vendors and Your Suppliers Before Ordering Considered
[Business:Small-Business] Far too many entrepreneurs and small businesspeople are literally over run by salesman, marketing material, and the promises from their potential vendors and suppliers. This is rather unfortunate, because it is widely known and taught in MBA schools how to properly do purchasing, and buying for a company. An entrepreneur must take purchasing seriously.

Vendors and Free Sample Syndrome
[Business:Management] Often, vendors and suppliers will give you free samples if you are the purchasing agents or buyer of a large corporation or company. It's okay to take these samples and give them to the departments that will be using the products, or services, but it is unethical to take them as a bribe and take them home with you. If the vendor believes that you are doing this you have lost your reputation, integrity, and their respect.

In Business You Have Many Adversaries But Don't Put Your Vendors Amongst Them
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] For those of us in business we know we have many adversaries and it is almost impossible to run a business without making a few enemies along the way. Even if you do not consider these adversaries enemies, they might consider you an enemy, and even if you are above board, respectful, and stand tall with integrity, there will always be someone that is trying to knock you off the mountain, character assassinate your brand name, or pull a fast one over on you in the marketplace.

If a Vendor Offers a Special Limited Discount Price, Act Appropriately
[Business:Management] If you have long-standing vendor relationships, and your vendors who are manufacturers have close out items or are trying to get rid of old inventory, prior to launching a new product, they may come to you with special pricing. Perhaps a Limited discount price, one they are offering to your company and only your company due to your long-term business relationship.

Convenience Versus Price When Choosing Vendors
[Business:Management] There is a lot more to being a purchasing agent or a buyer than merely shopping around for the lowest price. In fact, it is almost criminal to attempt to focus only on price. Quality and service are quite important, and if your company is a manufacturer and outsources some of the parts to other companies, and you go with the one which has the lowest price, but that particular component fails in your product, then your customers will be very upset, and return your products.

See Ya Hollywood - China Media on the Rise!
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] It looks like the Chinese want to take all of the United States top industries away. They are busy selling weapons systems to rogue nations trying to capitalize on the United States defense industry. They are also busy making electric cars to sell in the United States to compete with our automobile manufactures.

Trial Orders of Service and Products - New Vendor Purchasing Strategies Considered
[Business:Management] Buyers and purchasing agents must be very careful when ordering from new vendors. You see, new vendors may have a lower price point to break into the market, and they may be subsidizing their inefficiencies in the beginning with extra working capital (dumping; selling for less than it costs to produce).

Who Are Your Temporary Friends?
[Relationships:Friendship] We all have long-term friends, and it is sad that we can only count our true friends on one hand. Those real friends that will drop whatever they are doing and come to our aid in the midst of a crisis. Generally we can only count on one hand our family members who might do the same.

If You Don't Have it in Writing You May Never Get Paid - The Realities of Coaching Considered
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] New coaches and consultants are generally pretty good at relationship building with their new customers and clients. Of course, they need to also realize they are in a business, and they must have income. They cannot give away all their services for free, and at some point they have to start charging for their advice, this means they must get something in writing.

Solidifying and Positioning Your Solo Professional Practice
[Business:Solo-Professionals] All too often, professionals which are laid-off or downsized by their firms will start their own private practice as solo professionals. This is quite common during recessions, and it is also common for laid-off employees to become consultants, coaches, or freelancers. There's nothing wrong with being a free agent solo professional in your own practice, but it is much different than working for a larger firm, or corporation. One thing you must remember is that all the rules of business still apply even though you are a small company with only one employee (helper), or completely by yourself.

Swat Your SWOT And Trust Your Intuition
[Business:Strategic-Planning] In the MBA classes at college they talk a lot about SWOT; which stands for strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats to your business model or of your team, company, or group when trying to perform and accomplish future objectives. Obviously, it makes sense to consider Sun Tzu's advice; know yourself and know your enemy and in 100 battles you will prevail.

Taking the Free Agent Solo Professional Plunge
[Business:Solo-Professionals] There is a lot to running a solo professional practice regardless of what type of business you are in. You might be a lawyer, an accountant, a consultant, or even one of those new fancy coaches; the reality is still the same, and there is a lot of work to do, a lot of paperwork, and it is not nearly as easy as it looks. Far too many people decide to take the Free Agent Solo Professional plunge and jump out of corporate America, or ditch their firms to start their own businesses.

Post Recession Business Planning
[Business:Strategic-Planning] If you look at almost any type of business after a recession, it hardly looks the same as it did prior to the recession. After all, some key people have left the company, many of the employees have been let go, the inventory has dwindled down, and the customer base has shifted from good long-standing clientele, to just about anyone that would come in the door and pay you just about anything for them goods, services, or products that you provide.

Navigating the Recruiting White Water Post Recession
[Business:Careers-Employment] It's no secret that as the recession recovers, businesses everywhere will be busy recruiting top talent to their ranks. Additionally, companies and corporations that are enjoying an expansion period in their industry sub-sectors will have a huge advantage in that there will be so many highly qualified individuals that are very desperate for a job and willing to be paid less money, with fewer benefits than ever before.

Mass Mob is Not a Source of Innovation - Look to the Individual Within
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] All of these social networks online seem to have people believing that innovation comes very fast to the mass mobs. However, that isn't true at all, it's exactly the opposite. You see, as these giant social networks begin to control and everyone starts to get on the same page, it is almost impossible to introduce new change.

BRIC a Bad Influence on Brazil - Nation Wants Nuclear Weapons For Deterrence and Respect
[News-and-Society:International] In a surprise move Brazil's Vice President has stated that he believes Brazil needs nuclear weapons to protect its offshore oil assets. Still, Brazil is friends with rogue nations, BRIC, ALBA, EU, WTO, UN, and the United States of America. So therefore, it is rather bizarre that Jose Alencar, the Vice President of Brazil would claim that it needs a nuclear weapons deterrent.

Is the United States Government Green Washing and Using Puffery in Environmental PR?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The United States government has regulatory bodies like the SEC and the FTC, which work very hard to protect the consumer, or individual investor from being overhyped with puffery. Still, this same government uses public-relations, promotions, and puffery constantly in order to project its power onto the people, and to see its policies through to fruition. Take for instance, the government's pledge and push to prop up the alternative energy sector, and green industries.

Will the Obama Administration Miss an Opportunity For Nuclear Weapon Inspection Models?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The North Koreans have all of a sudden decided to allow UN and IAEA inspectors in, and apparently, they want the same deal that the World gives the Iranians. They most likely do not want the Iranians to make a deal and them to be left as the lone-gunman. That makes perfect sense, and probably why Libya's Kaddafi changed his tune after President GW Bush went in to get Saddam Hussein.

Indeed, Ah Ha, the Perennial and Perpetual Battle of Good and Evil
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] There is probably nothing more insidious than human wars, where nations attack fellow members of their own species who all share the same DNA. Over what; territory, ideas, religion, economic theory, resources, or organizational theory; that does seem rather ridiculous doesn't it? And yet, that's what has been going on for thousands of years amongst the human race.

Why Not Write to Give Knowledge to Others?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Writers and authors often write about the things they love to discuss, the things that they hold dear, and that which occupies their mind. Writers should also consider writing about things that they have experienced, observed, or learned, things which could be passed on to others. If you are an article author, or perhaps you write books; maybe even the new high-tech e-books, then you should consider writing for a cause, the cause of knowledge.

Why Not Write About Things Which Make People and Yourself Happy?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Often, online article writers reach a point of saturation, and they have written about everything they know. For some this could come at 500 articles, for others 1000, perhaps for a few select individuals maybe 5000 or 10,000. After producing many articles online, I have determined the best thing I could possibly write about is those things that make people happy, and that make me happy.

Life Can Be Tough - Seek the Counsel of Seasoned Warriors to Make it Through the Storm
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Let it be known, there is nothing that can stop you, no crisis in life can stop you, or prevent you from what you want and desire. Please believe me when I tell you that adversity builds character, and know that the strongest amongst us, the most Seasoned Warriors are not afraid in the heat of battle. They are the ones who have made it through the storm and conquered their adversity.

Why Do Some People Cling on to You As Their Hero and Confidant?
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] Often those of us that have gone through the most adversity find ourselves with friends and those who look up to our successes, even when we ourselves realize that we had to go through hell to get there, and it was not by choice. Somewhere along the way, when things got really tough and others would have turned around or run, we stood our ground, we decided to go on, and we committed ourselves not to give up.

Single, Sixty and Still Sexy - Don't Quit Your Job
[Relationships:Dating-for-Boomers] In the United States there are huge numbers of women who are 60 years old, single, and they are still quite sexy. They are enjoying life to their fullest and they have their hobbies and their friends. They love their pets, and they love to go out and chitchat over coffee, or out to lunch.

Chinese Illegal Aliens Crossing Into US Via Mexican Border
[News-and-Society:International] Did you know that the US border patrol is now catching huge numbers of Chinese illegal aliens trying to cross over the border from Mexico? It's true, and whereas, many people feel that illegal aliens are just coming to build a better life, they better be very careful because there are 1.3 billion Chinese who would love to live in "the beautiful country" or United States.

Jobless Recovery and Why Most of You Don't Deserve a Job Anyway!
[Business:Career-Advice] We all feel sorry for our fellow Americans who've lost their jobs, no one wants to see that. Folks end up losing their savings, homes, and kid's college monies, along with the job loss. Worse, such a challenge can even effect future generations in the family.

Afghanistan and the Iranian Link Considered
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is well known in intelligence circles that the Iranians brought in high-tech missile advisors to help Hezbollah shoot a guided missile at an Israeli warship, and achieve a direct hit. It is well known by everyone in the military that Iran has been supplying weapons to the insurgency in Iraq, including IEDs, and armor piercing RPG rounds, which have been killing US troops. Recently, it has been learned that the Taliban and Al Qaeda are using Chinese weapons.

Independent Coaching and Consulting As a Lifestyle
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] Folks that choose to be free agents, and work as independent consultants and coaches often work out of their home. When doing so they must realize that this is a lifestyle change, and once you start you may never wish to go back to corporate America, or join a larger firm. Many accountants, lawyers, financial planners, broker dealers, insurance agents, and consultants have left their larger firms due to the recession, or the fact that their firm had closed its doors.

Motorcycle Touring and Riding Coast to Coast 11 Times - Arthur Zawodny Did It
[Automotive:Motorcycles] Riding a motorcycle is a great sense of freedom, just hitting the open road and enjoying the sights and rush of never ending motion video in your eyes and mind. There is probably no other feeling like it, and as an avid motorcycle enthusiast myself, I could not agree more with the 10s of millions of Americans who've taken up the hobby. Of course, any real motorcycle lover has dreamed of riding coast-to-coast across the United States.

Arthur Zawodny - The Man Who Road His Motorcycle Through and Around 40 Countries
[Automotive:Motorcycles] Imagine the good fortune of meeting a World Traveler who'd ridden his motorcycle in 40-nations, and not only ridden across them, but all around them exploring and getting to know all the cities and people. Well, it just so happens that my good fortune found me at a Starbucks one Sunday afternoon. The weather outside was windy, gusts to 60 mph in fact.

Bolivia and Evo Morales - Another Sharp Left Turn and It's All Downhill From La Paz
[News-and-Society:International] The duly elected President of Bolivia is Evo Morales, and he is very popular amongst the indigenous Indians that live in that region and have for thousands of years. In fact, Evo Morales is the first native Indian to be elected President of Bolivia. Still, since he has nationalized energy companies, mining corporations, and telecommunication firms he is thought to be one of the most anti-capitalist presidents of all of South America; perhaps, in a tie with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.

Did Telephone Companies Dodge a Bullet With VOIP?
[Communications:VOIP] The Telephone Companies, who've been quite active in politics in a very "Adam Smith's Warnings Way," were able to hold their base even with threat well-financed of Voice IP companies that had gone public. Whereas, the VOIP companies did make significant head-way on the market share of the largest phone companies in the US, this at a time when the cell-phone companies were working to take market share also, thus, many of the phone companies invested heavily in wireless.

The Franchise Industry and Fast Food Tax Implications Considered
[Business:Franchising] As soon as we have universal healthcare, and or universal health care insurance there will be more people going to the doctor for more hypochondriac reasons than ever before. This will cause shortages in our health care system, and lines. Due to supply and demand it will also raise the price to an unbelievable level, which is unacceptable and unsustainable.

Are China's Oil Refineries Managed As Well As Those in the USA?
[Business:International-Business] If you go to China and look at all the factories in the Guangdong Province you will see many factories that are not run anywhere near the way that our well-managed manufacturing facilities are in the United States. But don't let that fool you because things are changing and China is growing. They now realize that efficiency is the key to profits, and you can expect to borrow many of our finite capacity scheduling models, and learning from America's greatest efficiencies in business.

The Business Model of Think Tanks and Rapid Prototyping
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Large corporations often have research and development departments where they define new strategies, and prototypes which their company can sell in the market place to consumers. This is how they come up with new services and products to appease their clientele and customers. Without innovation, a large Corporation can become stodgy, slow, and uncompetitive amongst their competition.

Looking For a Corporate Strategic Alliance? Talk to the Company CFO First!
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Many small businesses that want to make it in the big league are looking for strategic partnerships and strategic alliances with large multinational conglomerate corporations. Well-established corporations with a strong brand name in the minds of the consumers, and incredible sales that prove their abilities, and provide deep pockets for a small business startup that wishes to move its new technologies and products in the marketplace.

Retailer Analysts and Economic Researchers Predict Flat Christmas Panel Sales
[Business:Retail] Many are calling for a less than stellar Christmas retail season and most consumers, those that would have been doing the purchasing agree. And if they believe that, then they are right, as they are the ones holding the money, and they are not letting loose of it apparently. Well, at least this is what the surveys are showing these days.

Why is Bolivia Allowing Itself to Be Over Charged For Military Assets by Pakistan?
[News-and-Society:International] Bolivia had reneged on all its obligations, foreign debt, and had nationalized many companies owned by foreign corporations thus, effectively stealing their assets, infrastructure, improvements, buildings, and cash flow. You can imagine how this would make other potential investors sketchy in the future. Indeed it had caused economic decay in their nation, but their leader promised that the economic issues were due to the capitalists.

Federal Trade Mark and National Brand Keyword Internet Buying Considered
[Legal:Trademarks] If you own a company which is doing well in the market place, I am certain that you've had problems with cyber-squatters trying to register various versions of your company name. It is quite time consuming to track them down or file a complaint when your registered service mark or Federal Trade Mark is violated in this way. It is just part of the Internet and a part of doing business.

2010 Trends For Chinese General Aviation Industry
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] Many folks who worked in Wichita, Kansas believed that the companies there would be exporting light aircraft to China and India as those nations grew. Unfortunately both India and China see the general aviation market as a growth industry for home grown companies. And they not only plan on making aircraft for their own markets but for an export industry also.

Tiring of Trade Wars and Chickening of Chinese Disputes on Dumping
[News-and-Society:Economics] Apparently, the United States and China are on the verge of reciprocal trade war tariffs. The United States is accused of starting the trade war by putting the tariff on imported Chinese tires. Many think tanks in the United States believe that this was a political move by The Obama Administration on behalf of the steel workers union, which also involves the rubber industry.

Consumer Confidence Cannot Really Recover Until the Unemployment Crisis is Curtailed
[News-and-Society:Economics] It has often been said that consumer confidence is tied to about one-third of the performance of the United States economy and gross domestic product. That is to say, when consumers are happy they spend money, and when they are not or they are afraid, they stop spending.

2010 Trends in the Chinese Heavy Truck Market
[Automotive:Trucks] The United States Heavy Truck Manufacturing Industry has been very fortunate because it has been able to sell heavy equipment and heavy trucks to China, which they have used to help build their great infrastructure. They have built over 25,000 miles of highways, floating airports, 10,000 miles worth of rail, the largest dam in the world, and they have some of the most modern cities with the most modern skyscrapers in the world.

Sonic Earthquake Triggering Harmonic Frequency Resonance Device
[News-and-Society:Military] Earthquakes are waves of harmonic frequency, and they can be reproduced using sophisticated and technologically advanced computer systems, along with high powered sound devices. This means mankind can now trigger earthquakes, when and where he wants.

Should Airline Passengers Be Allowed to Use VOIP Technology From WiFi on Airliners?
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] Perhaps you have heard that many airlines will now be having in-flight Internet service available via WiFi. That's correct, The Federal Aviation Administration, has approved applications of several airlines to equip their airliners with WiFi. Unfortunately, there have already been Voice IP technology companies advertising wi-fi telephones for your laptop that you can use while flying on an airliner.

Loneliness and the Solo Professional
[Business:Solo-Professionals] Many solo professionals have been hit hard during the recession, and many of them have let their helpers or executive secretaries go. They had no choice because they were making less money and couldn't afford the extra salary, unfortunately, this creates yet another problem.

The Home Office and Your Refrigerator - Stay Fit, Eat Right, and Exercise Early and Often
[Health-and-Fitness] If you work out of your home office, you still need to stay in shape, eat right, and consider that every time you have an urge to get up and go to the refrigerator that you are eating something that will not pack on the weight. It is widely known that people who work out of their home often gain a little extra weight. Many of them are working at the kitchen table, dining room, or just down the hall in a converted den or extra spare bedroom.

What to Do When Your Business Out Grows Your Home
[Real-Estate:Leasing-Renting] It seems these days that everyone is doing business online, and many people are working out of their homes. It makes perfect sense, they can save money reduce expenses, and pass those savings on to the consumer, or their clients. Why not work out of your house if you can; save the commute time and get more done in a day.

Consolidation in the Beer Industry - Will it Work?
[Investing:Stocks] The beer industry is considered an excellent industry to be in during a recession. In fact, this current recession has shown just that. Many of the premium brands may not be selling as well as they once did, but they certainly haven't taken the hit as hard as other industries.

Live Life to the Fullest and Still Work at Home
[Home-Based-Business] It has often been said that those that work at home in their family life and their business life are taking away a little from both. In other words, with the family around, and the kids there are major distractions which take away from the efficiency of working at home, and that causes conflict with the making of money, or a profit in the business, the same money that is used to feed the family and provide.

Repo Companies Are Raising Prices - Wonder Why?
[Business] Ever wonder what the best type of business to run in a recession is? Some people say it is the repo business, where you go out and repossess people's cars, equipment, aircraft, boats, and business items which they had purchased, but reneged on their payment obligations. Interestingly enough, there is a lot of business to be had during recessionary times, and there are never enough to repo companies to go get all the stuff back from deadbeats which have not paid.

Iran Has Been Busy Little Beavers Hiding Their Nuclear Weapons Facilities From the IAEA
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, you remember before the Iraq war, Saddam Hussein was busy trying to hide all his weapons of mass distraction, bury his late model fighter jets, and avoid IAEA inspections, and UN inspections looking for WMD. During the run-up to the war the French, Chinese, Germans, and Russians were all busy selling weapons or components for weapon systems to Saddam Hussein even though he was under UN sanctions. Government officials, as well as companies in these countries had helped the dictator with illicit weapons, and assistance.

Why Are So Many Water Mains Breaking in LA - Excessive Pressure, Seismic, Or Sinister?
[News-and-Society] Within the City and County of Los Angeles California they have had an excessive number of water main breaks in the last month. Some believe it's merely because the old pipes, are coming to the end of their life span. This may or may not be true, but if it is, this poses a huge problem for Los Angeles. You see, right now the State of California financially is in huge trouble; well, not only the State, but also the counties and cities.

Why Can't We Do Car Wash Fundraisers Anymore?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Many cities have passed ordinances that prevent non-profit kid's groups from doing car washed fundraisers, but why you ask? Well, it is amazing how we let laws and rules prevent us from helping the common good. After all, at one time or another we've all participated in car wash fundraisers to raise money for our groups as kids, or helped our kids as parents.

What is the Future Going to Be For 3D TV?
[Communications:Satellite-TV] You know those funny glasses we used to wear when we went to a 3D movie? Well, those paper glasses are being replaced, and now, or soon rather many cable networks are planning to have a 3D channel or several, that will be available and you will be given more robust 3D glasses than those old little paper jobs you get when you went to the movie theatre. Why is this happening now? Simple, most everyone now has a large screen TV in their living room.

Will the Geo Thermal Energy Generation at the Salton Sea Cause the Surrounding Areas to Sink?
[News-and-Society:Energy] Many people don't realize this, but the harvesting of geothermal energy to run steam turbines to make electricity has some drawbacks. You see, the heat from the earth helps push up tectonic plates, as it expands the ground. If you remove the heat, then it causes the area to sink down a little bit.

Writing a Business Plan to Convince Yourself Not to Go For It - Is That a Good Reason?
[Business:Strategic-Planning] There are many great ways to write a business plan; and a huge number of reasons why you should do it. I've often marveled at the fact that MBA students are taught how to write a business plan, and I think this is probably the best things they teach you in business school. Besides finance, I think writing a business plan is one of the most important things that you can learn in an MBA class.

Writing a Letter to Your Congressman - Keep it Short and Simple!
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Many people are quite intimidated when writing letters to their congressman. Some are worried that they might be put on a watch list, merely for contacting their elected representative. Now, it may be true that you will be put on a watch list depending on what you write in a letter, or depending on what is going on in the country at the time. After all, a Congressman has a lot of power, but don't you ever forget that they work for you, they are our elected representatives.

Think Tanks Must Understand How to Market Innovative Concepts
[Reference-and-Education] There are many think tanks in our nation, and they claim to have the smartest fellows, and the most intellectual scholars of our time. Those who are smarter than the rest of us, and know what's best for us, and therefore, they feel that they should have the power to make policy.

Think Tanks and the Futurist Skew Amongst Their Ranks
[News-and-Society] Most policy think tanks have members or fellows which are very forward thinking in the ideas, concepts, and solutions they provide. They are always looking towards the future, which is fine except for one thing; they don't know the future, they only suspect it. Since they cannot know the future they are often solving problems that don't yet exist, and may never exist.

Think Tank Members and Fellows and the Books They Author
[Reference-and-Education] One of the best ways to judge a think tank is to look at their many members and look at what types of books they have authored. This is very important, because it gives you some insight into their expertise, their political persuasion, and the way they think. If you have been invited to join such a group, or have somehow qualified to become a fellow of one of these elite organizations, then you really owe it to yourself to do some research.

"A Fossil Fuel Nation is a Dinosaur Devouring Its Own Head," at Least That's What He Said
[News-and-Society:Energy] Are fossil fuels really bad? We are told that we shouldn't use fossil fuels such as coal and oil for energy generation and transportation. Often we are told that natural gas also goes in this category.

An Ancient Meteorite From Space is Deadly and is Used in Modern Age to Wreak Havoc
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] We've all watched movies like Andromeda strain, Raiders of the lost Ark, and read books written by folks like Tom Clancy, and considered the potential eventuality of some of these things becoming much more real than we had ever imagined. In fact, not long ago they found amino acids in a comet dust, of a comet whizzing by Earth in space. Amino acids are what you need for life, and all you'd need was energy along with that and you would have some form of life.

Pakistan Economic Fears Trump Taliban and Terrorism Concerns
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Before the United States military goes charging off into "Talley Band Country" in the middle of Pakistan there are a few things that they need to understand. First, many people like the Taliban better than the Pakistani government. And they are really not worried about terrorism all that would much, oh, about 10% of the people are, but the rest are not worried at all.

Almost 33% of California's Pollution Particulate Now Coming From China Across the Pacific
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The California State government has put forth initiatives to reduce the amount of air pollution. Each year they seem to want to put more regulation on businesses, transportation, and trucking to reduce pollution. They do this based on the amount of air pollution that currently exists.

Iran Claims Their Underground Nuclear Weapons Facilities Cannot Be Bombed
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In a claim that was similar to Saddam Hussein before the Gulf War, the Iranians now say that their underground nuclear weapons facilities cannot be bombed, that they are un-penetrable, almost as if to challenge Israel and the United States to prove that they can't serve justice. The Iranians say that their four underground nuclear weapons manufacturing facilities where they are enriching uranium and building nuclear missile warheads are fully insulated facilities and cannot be taken out by US or Israeli smart munitions.

Before You Go and Criticize Others, Look in Your Own Mirror
[Self-Improvement:Anger-Management] Today, you can't really go on the Internet and read very many blogs until you come to one where someone is ranting and raving about some particular issue. And if you read enough of their writings you soon find his they are nothing more than a hypocrite. I believe everyone should come to terms with their own mirror.

Brazil Wins Olympic Bid to Host 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro
[Recreation-and-Sports:Olympics] The Olympic Committee has chosen Brazil as the host country for the 2016 Olympic Games. Brazil is one of the future bright stars of the world as it has economically grown strong, and will one day be amongst the top nations. Brazil has also been very careful not to burn bridges with the United States, while making friends with Russia, China, India and trading with EU nations, all of Latin America, as well as Australia, Canada and some of the African Nations. Brazil has been a great Global Community team player, and I feel a very good choice.

Political Think Tank Research Papers and Review Process Procedures Challenged
[News-and-Society:Politics] If you are one that likes to stay up on current events and do online research then there is no doubt you run across to the think tank research papers from Washington DC. Many of these papers have to do with hot topics in our civilization and society. These papers put forth all sorts of research, statistics, and data and their conclusions are always in line with their focus as a political think tank group.

Small Businesses Should Not Borrow Without a Sure Fire Plan to Pay it Back
[Finance:Commercial-Loans] Many small businessmen right now are complaining about the tight credit markets. Still, the same business people haven't made money in their business in nearly a year. In other words, they haven't turned a profit in any single month in over a year.

Save Energy in Your Home Or Business by Controlling Sunlight
[Home-Improvement:Energy-Efficiency] It seems these days everybody wants to save energy in their homes, who can blame them? It also seems that with future "Cap and Trade" legislation, our nation's energy bills for business and residents will skyrocket, and even triple in price. In fact, many of our nation's top think tanks believe it is inevitable, due to bad policies concerning alternative energy, and green initiatives.

We Must Demand Higher Ethics From Our Politicians
[News-and-Society:Politics] If we wish to progress, and strengthen our communities, states, and even our nation as a whole then we are going to need more solid individuals running for office. We need people with higher ethical standards, those who are willing to tell us the truth, and we must listen to that truth without demanding free stuff, or voting in someone is willing to lie to us to appease our every want and desire. Not long ago, I was having a conversation with an acquaintance and we were talking about how ridiculous it was that a certain city had reelected ...

Who Says the Chinese Cannot Innovate?
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Some might say that the Chinese are not very good innovators, rather they are really good imitators. At first glance this stereotype might ring true, because we notice all the patent hijackings, knock off parts, and even copyright infringements coming in from China. In fact, the Chinese public actually holds hackers who steal secrets from computer systems and software pirates in high esteem.

Misdiagnosis and ADHD - Get a Second Opinion
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It seems these days that pharmaceutical companies must be giving commission to school nurses for referring students to doctors as potential ADHD cases. Not long ago, a very concerned mom stated to me that she has had; "doctors and school counselors suggest [my child] has ADHD and medication may be needed for his emotional outbursts." Just because a student might have an occasional emotional outburst does not mean they have ADHD.

Communism and Collectivism in Human Societies
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Before you sign on to communist theory, or think that it is the "be all, end all" of human society. Before you think it is glamorous and sexy as many in Hollywood purported to be. Before you buy into the logic that a civilization run under communism can be the perfect utopia, I'd like to remind you that although it looks good on paper, in practice is one of the most horrific things that any human being could be forced to experience in their lifetimes.

Want to Start a Business in India? You Will Have to Wait Well Over a Year
[Business:International-Business] Patience is often said to be a virtue, and yet, for the entrepreneur it certain isn't. If they see an opportunity they have to jump on it. In most parts of the world this is how they do it, but what if you live in a highly restrictive country, one that has so many barriers to entry or bureaucracy to get through that it takes a year or more just to start a business to take advantage of a new opportunity?

China and India - What Fresh Water Supplies?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] India is currently in the worst drought in 30-years, and with her population expanding at a record clip, this is a scary time, many could die if the crop failures continue, and realize there are one-billion people there and it's growing faster in population than China is today. Speaking of China, it is also having a severe water issues. China has many rural cities that are dried up ghost towns In the Yangtze River, nearly 75% of the sewage and waste water goes into the river without treatment, although they are constantly working to fix that problem.

How to Make Your Business a National Champion Brand
[Business:Branding] In the United States we used to celebrate out greatest companies. Well, if you have a business in China that succeeds beyond your wildest dreams, it will be considered a National Champion, that's right, the Chinese love their top businesses, and take a lot of pride in their greatest companies. Here in the US we consider National Champion something for the top NBA, NFL, or top golfer.

China Has 60 ICBMs Which Are Nuclear Capable - How About a Reduction Treaty?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As we watch the 60-year anniversary of Mao's communist Red China, we see an awesome display of military prowess, and yet, one has to ask why? China has now enemies that would attack her, even though many of the companies in China have been caught selling advanced weapons systems and nuclear technology to rogue nations, which are under economic sanction and where weapon sales are forbidden by UN Resolutions. The Chinese Government has stated that it will not launch on a non-nuclear nation, and will only use them if attacked, but never in a first strike.

What Really Happened in September of 2005 When Hurricane Katrina Hit?
[Book-Reviews:Non-Fiction] Ever wonder what really led to the devastation of the lower ninth ward in New Orleans after that levee broke? Well, if so, let me recommend a very good book to you; "The Great Deluge," by Douglas Brinkley. You will find much of the reality behind the scenes, much more interesting than the created reality of the mass media during that time and long afterwards.

Hurricane Katrina Reality - Let's Not Lie in Our History Books
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Prior to the 2005 Hurricane Season, I'd decided that our Think Tank ought to study up on the Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season and consider all the problems and challenges involved in keeping our civilization safe. As it stands, we decided to study the challenges associated with a direct hit on New Orleans nearly 30-days prior to it actually occurring, that's scary stuff when you think about the coincidence factor.

Grandson of Mao Now a General in Chinese Red Army - Political Instability and Old Guard
[News-and-Society:Military] Has China's military changed in their way of thinking? Doubtful, and let me explain why. The other day I was reading a Rand Think Tank Report on China's behavior in international diplomacy.

I Was Going to Learn Chinese But I Have to Learn Texting First - Bummer?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] When we listen to the media in China, they keep telling us that the recession is over and they've had over 6% growth rate this year in their GDP. Personally, I don't believe it, I believe it to be more like 4.25% by my calculations, and I'm quite worried about the fact that they are giving too many loans, and thus see a problem with their economy overheating, and inflationary risks with the Yuan.

Are Law Professors Turning Out Un-Experienced and Persnickety Business Enforcers?
[Legal:Regulatory-Compliance] Often, we find the top law schools in the US offering reduced tuition for law students, if they do a stint with the government. In other words, if they become government lawyers for at least five years after they graduate. This is quite scary for several reasons but let me tell you my opinion on the subject.

Michael Moore Says We Need Economic Order - This is Scary to Capitalism
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently Michael Moore is making the TV interview circuit, and attempting to get on every possible new show due to the fact that he has put out a new movie about capitalism, it's called "In Love of Capitalism," and unfortunately the movie is an anti-capitalist documentary from his point of view. You see Michael Moore says we need more economic order to Capitalism, and that's just the problem, the more you interfere with free markets, the less they work. It's interesting that someone like Michael Moore who makes all his money selling his video movie artwork to the world, ...

Ariana Huffington an Expert on Capitalism
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Why is it that everyone thinks they know better than the people who vote with their dollars when they buy something they want? Capitalism is not something that someone who's never really participated in it to any large degree can control and "will it" to serve the needs of everyone on the planet equally. Indeed, capitalism already serves the needs of those who produce and those who buy what they produce. It may look like chaos, but in the end it adjusts everything through competition and changing needs or wants of the buyers.

Thought For Food and the Reality of Think Tank Advisors
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Most of the major think tanks have the advisors, members, and fellows. Some of these folks are paid positions, and some of them are honorary. You have to be one smart individual, with a high IQ to even get accepted into a think tank, and so it is somewhat of a status symbol.

"Doesn't Any One Care Anymore?" He Said
[Self-Improvement:Empowerment] As we look around we see so many people don't seem to care, it's all about them, what they want, and they couldn't care less about anyone else. That would sure be an unfortunate way to live one's life, but so many people do. One has to ask if they're happy or not?

Book Review on "The Collective Speaks"
[Book-Reviews:Self-Help] When we read inspirational books, they grab a hold of us, and make us think, or they just seem like a bunch of quotes, cliches, and motivational regurgitation. I've always enjoyed reading inspirational books that give you a plan, a list of tips, or techniques to help you become a better person. Books that make you want to be a better person after you are done reading them.

China's Germ Wind Theory and the Pollution Particulate it Creates
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Many Chinese believed previously that the Wind was the demon that caused illness. To any ancient culture without the knowledge of modern medicine this made perfect sense and was believed by most at the time. Today, China still has the wind blowing out trouble and blowing their failings across the sea.

So Who is on Your Business Team Anyway?
[Business:Team-Building] Team Building is a huge business topic these days. Especially considering all the social networking going on, and how everyone is busy building up their teams. If you go to any MBA class, you'll note that they are constantly breaking off into groups for group team projects.

That's a Dam Big Hydro-Electric Dam Indeed
[News-and-Society:Energy] The Chinese know how to build big things. They have 26,000 miles of highways, they have the Great Wall, and they even have a giant canal system that is truly the largest of its kind. They also have the world's largest dam, and it has the world's largest hydro-electric power plant capacity.

China Makes More Cars Than the Japanese, and Might Surpass the US in 2010
[Business:International-Business] Today, you'd be hard pressed to buy a Chinese Car in the United States, but that is going to change fast. You see, the first Chinese Car Dealerships are here now, and there will only be more in the future. Expect to see them in every major city by 2014-2015.

China Says it Has the Largest Middle Class in the World - Albeit They've Got Their Own Definition
[Business:International-Business] The growing middle class in China could prove to be one of the largest groups of consumers the world has ever known, eventually dwarfing the United States middle class, which today, their purchases are holding up most of the World's economies. So, just how big is the Chinese middle-class today, and how big might it get you ask? Well this is a decent question and an important one for anyone who wishes to sell their wares in China.

High IQ Kids Have Difficulty in School - Should We Be Surprised?
[Reference-and-Education] Recently, there was a study that high IQ students often do not get such good grades. Although, this study came as no shock to me, as I realize that such kids at the top of the IQ charts lose interest in school, as it is not challenging, and it's almost like a jail or prison to them. They really hate it sometimes.

Want to Learn Some History - Like to Read?
[Book-Reviews:History] We all know that we cannot believe everything in our High School History books as gospel, in fact, the we seem to change our history ever 10-20 years just to make it jive with what we want kids to be like when they grow up. Even the History Channel, which is a great way to teach kids, yes, and adults history, is not perfect. So, how can we get a better sense of it all you ask?

What's a Good Book to Buy to Understand the Katrina Disaster?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Hurricane Katrina rocked our confidence in our Government and our Federal Emergency Management Agency or what we usually just call FEMA; and although FEMA took intensive media criticism, the reality is there was a lot more to it than what we saw in the media. A decent book on this topic is "The Great Deluge," by Douglas Brinkley, which was recommended to me recently by an acquaintance. In fact, he went out of his way to drop me an email for some essays I'd written on the topic of the Hurricane that devastated the Gulf Coast and flooded New Orleans.

Did the Bush Administration Get a Bum Rap on the Katrina Disaster?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Many who've studied the Hurricane Katrina Disaster realized that things were not exactly what the media or opposition party created, that we were led to believe. In any case, rather than tell you what I think, I'd sure like to recommend a decent book to you; Douglas Brinkley's The Great Deluge. You see, not long ago, I was discussing this book with an acquaintance, and he indicated that whereas, he was not a "fan of George W. Bush, but in this case, his administration did indeed get a bum rap by the media."

Could the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Have Been Mitigated?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] There is a very decent book out about the Hurricane Katrina Disaster, one which needs to be read by anyone who thinks that the outcome, damage, or response by the Bush Administration is what caused all the damage. The book is a decent account of what transpired after the event; "The Great Deluge," by Douglas Brinkley. Not long ago, an acquaintance emailed me to discuss this topic, and he was someone who was extremely well-read and completely up on the current events.

Better Title, Less Money, and More Responsibility - Corporate Jobs of the Future?
[Business:Careers-Employment] The big joke in the 80s and 90s was that everyone was climbing the ladder successfully in the companies they were working for, they had better titles, but they were actually bringing in the same money or less money than they were previously. Today, large corporations know that due to supply and demand issues they are able to hire workers, middle managers, and executives at almost half the price.

Better Check With City Hall Before Starting Your Home Based Business
[Legal:National-State-Local] In the 1980s and 1990s many cities had ordinances that prevented people from operating a business from their home. They used zoning ordinances to prevent these things, and often they did them to assist local developers who had built office complexes. Also, many suburban areas didn't want people working out of their home, delivery trucks coming up to the door, or customers showing up at a residence in using the curbside for parking.

Working and Living in the Same Building - Office Suites Often Can't Compete
[Home-Based-Business] More and more people are running their businesses out of their home, especially small businesses that don't necessarily need an office. In the 1990s, and the turn of the millennium office suites set ups and executive office suites were quite the rage. There would be many small businesses, generally professionals and consultants, and they would share a secretary, a copy machine, a fax machine, a phone system, and a board room table and perhaps, another small meeting room.

Many Estate Planners Are Cutting Out Nonprofit Gifting
[Investing:Retirement-Planning] Many wealthy individuals plan on leaving some of their kid's inheritance monies to nonprofit groups. The wealthiest people start foundations and start funding it in their later years. Many estate planners are now telling their clients, advising them to cut out some of their nonprofit gifting.

Why You Shouldn't Date Co-Workers - Love Triangles at Starbucks
[Business:Human-Resources] There is no doubt that single people of the dating age who work together are at risk of actually falling in love or becoming infatuated. This is just a fact of human beings, it is part of the psyche that makes them tick. It is part of the reality of the birds and the bees, and there is not much you can do about it.

"10-Ways to Re-Build Your Wealth" the Article Said?
[Investing] It seems these days everyone wants to rebuild their wealth, they want to make all the money back that they lost when the stock market crashed. In fact, you can pick up almost any financial newspaper, or financial magazine, or even go online and you will see the Gurus of finance offering tips to get you back on track and earning money. Interestingly enough, these are the same financial Gurus who advised you prior to the stock market crash.

Article Authors Should Know What They're Talking About
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Over the last five years online content article authors have put forth hundreds of millions of words, and at last count one online article directory is estimated to be approaching the 1 billion word mark, with over 250,000 articles accepted into their directory. Still, one has to ask how many of these article authors that are producing this online content really know what they're talking about?

In Case You Think Eco Terrorists Aren't Dangerous
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Over population in the World is a series problem, we all know that, no one denies it and there have been endless reports to prove it with lots of data. Well, what if a group of folks, eco-terrorists decided to do something about this? What if they used cruise ships air-conditioning systems to launch a virus that would either kill you are make you sterile?

Covert One Series Novel Depicts the Challenges As the Chinese Military Grows Up
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Maybe you hadn't heard but Mao's grandson is now a general in the Chinese Military, which begs the question; is China going to go back or forward? Many military analysts wonder, as do I. Today, China now has five times as many jet fighters as India, and almost as many as the USA, soon they will surpass us.

Social Security Ponzi Scheme Collapse Will Come Sooner With ObamaCare
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Our government doesn't like to be put in the same room when talking about Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi Scheme, why would anyone. Nevertheless, our social security system is just that, a Ponzi Scheme, as noted by several Nobel Laureate Economists over the years. Indeed, by definition, the Social Security Benefit guarantee program fits the strict definition of a Ponzi Scheme, and therefore, it is one.

Children and Their Creative Insights Discussed
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] Many creative coaches and industrial psychologists marvel at the fact that those who are the most creative have minds like a child, and they use these minds to imagine, ask questions, and disregard the categorizing and boxing in of their minds. Thus, you will find many quotes from many great studiers of creativity, something science and researchers really don't know a lot about; stating that "he has the creative mind of a child; when describing a creative genius.

Why Should the Taxpayer Pay For Illegal Alien Schooling?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] If we cannot control our borders and we end up with 10s of millions of illegal aliens in our nation, then we are going to have issues with TB, Hepititus, and even influenza outbreaks, which are going to be much worse than if we had no illegal aliens in our country from next door. Mexico is a friendly nation for the most part, but it is just above third world status and quality of life in so many parts of their country.

How to Make a Kindle For College Students Work
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] Looks like the Text Book Kindle idea needs some improvements to meet the needs and desires of college students, otherwise it is highly doubtful they will partake in such a system. For instance, the eBooks must be more interactive. Users need to be able to highlight things, underline, and some believe write notes in the margin, as in literally write on the touch pad screen.

What Happens If and When Pakistan Finally Falls?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] International diplomatic analysts were quite concerned over the last couple years that Pakistan might fall, or implode. They had those crazy elections, they ousted their last president, and Al Qaeda and the Taliban and are enjoying themselves with a lot of political clout from within that nation, as they find sanctuary there. The Pakistani government has been infiltrated by terrorist sympathizers, and their military is weak and has also been infiltrated.

When Pigs Fly the State of California Will Be More Business Friendly - Well, Maybe
[Legal:Regulatory-Compliance] Any time there is a survey done with business owners regarding the State of California, the Golden State always comes back as one of the worst friendly places to run a business. In fact, other states like Nevada realize this, and they are placing ads trying to get manufacturers, and business owners to come put their business is in Nevada. One of the ads that the economic development Association for the State of Nevada is running goes something like this; "California will be more business friendly; yeah, when pigs fly!

Where Will the Next Flu Pandemic Mutate and Break Out? - Probably Not Haskell County Kansas
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] It has been researched and believed that Haskell County Kansas, which is West of Dodge City Kansas, if you are familiar with the area, was where the 1918 Flu Pandemic Started. From there it ended up in the over-crowded Barracks; this according to "The Great Influenza; The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History," by John M. Barry.

Did the Dinosaurs Die Out of an Influenza-Like Flu Pandemic?
[Reference-and-Education] Recently, there was a study that seemed to indicate that it is possible that Tyrannosaurus Rex had throat and esophagus problems from a parasitical source, which if true may have opened it up to a favorable condition to easily contract an influenza-type virus mutation. Why you ask? Well, with the throat exposed and raw from sores or lesions, it would have been extremely easy for the virus to wreak havoc.

Talk is Cheap, But Ahmedinejad and Obama Want to Waste More Time
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, it stands to reason that one of the best talkers of our time, one that originally cut his political teeth in the "sleazy underworld of Chicago Politics" known for its ruthless history and Machiavellian montage is now calling for more talks, this time with Iran's Ahmedinejad who honestly believes that nuclear weapon power is a gift from God? Well then, looks like the talks have reached an impasse and they haven't even started yet. Further, Ahmedinejad tells the world they will have peace talks, but refuse to discuss any issue having to do with "any nuclear technologies" and ...

Parasites, Bacteria, Rickettsia, DNA Viruses, and RNA Viruses - How Can We Ever Be Safe?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] Most folks think of viruses as intruders. And a computer virus or an organic virus is very similar in many ways. A virus is nothing more than a tiny algorithm in an even tinier zip file.

Thinking About a Future Career in Hydrogen Cell Technology?
[Business:Career-Advice] What sort of green job might you like to do in the future? How about Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology? Wouldn't that be a wonderful green and alternative energy career for you?

Hugo Chavez Tells Obama to Come Over to the Side of Socialism?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] At the United Nations meeting in September of 2009 the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, an admitted socialist, gave an interesting speech. If you'll recall last time he spoke at the United Nations he criticized the United States, and President George W. Bush, indicating that he was a sulfur-laden Devil of some type.

Michael Moore Dislikes Capitalism But Makes Money Trashing It - How Does That Work?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Michael Moore has made huge amounts of money sensationalizing the anti-capitalist movement amongst his most staunch and steadfast liberal-socialist viewers. He has created documentaries, movies, films, and even written books that cater to the notion that capitalism is bad.

Cap and Tax on Trade - Let's Put This Scheme and Its Name Into Perspective
[News-and-Society:Energy] The Cap and Trade Law is going to be a huge problem for America, and our energy future. Most people don't realize but most of our energy comes from coal. And it's not like we can just switch tomorrow, because each year we need more and more energy.

Global Ambient Atmospheric Temperature Observations - Carbon Footprint Vs Urban Heat
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Do you have any idea how they measure the increased ambient atmospheric temperatures to prove their so-called global warming theory? You see, they placed temperature sensors all over the place. And they put them in large cities, where there is urban heat and the temperature is automatically 5 degrees hotter than merely because of all the concrete and asphalt.

Modified Street Colors Could Decrease Urban Heat and Lower Ambient Temperatures
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humor] The City of San Francisco has come up with a brilliant strategy to try to slow down the traffic. They want to change the color of the streets from black to a nice Starbucks Mocha Frappachino color. And you probably think this is a joke, but it's not.

Many Researcher Scientists Won't Work on Technologies Which Might Be Used to Kill People
[Computers-and-Technology] Not long ago, I read about a Carnegie Mellon Professor who refuses DARPA funding or grants for his research, but why? DARPA as you know is the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, which is part of the United States Military and Department of Defense. Now, I understand why a scientist or a researcher would want to work to help the human race, and make the world a better place.

Diplomats Warn the US That China Doesn't Like to Be Told What to Do - Is That Their Excuse?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It's interesting to me that China has been selling weapons to Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and other groups, and the nation-states which challenge the United Nations, NATO, the United States, and the free world. If we talk to US diplomats, we are told that the Chinese do not like being told what to do, so it's very difficult to talk to them about their illicit weapons sales to terrorist organizations, and enemies of the United States of America.

How Come It's Okay For the Obama Administration Not to Have a Withdrawal Time Table?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, you recall the incredible divisiveness which came from the Democrats during the Bush Administration relating to the war in Iraq. The Democrats and their rowdy base demanded that the Bush Administration come up with a timetable as to when the troops would leave Iraq.

SVDA Sonic Vibrational Disruption Attack - It's Real and Coming to a War Near You
[News-and-Society:Military] Several top secret Think Tanks, have simultaneously come up with a new sonic Vibrational Disruption Device, as they had been working in collaboration for a few years. Not all of these think tanks happen to be in the United States, still, with this technology they decided to sell it to the highest bidder, to fund future project. The highest bidder happened to be the United States Military.

Are Rogue Nations Using Parts From Commercial Washing Machines For Centrifuges?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There are many things that spin around and can be used to enrich uranium, for instance commercial washing machines, and luckily, you cannot put the uranium inside and merely turn it on, but the motors can be modified along with the gear ratios, and with a few extra parts, well, they could be turned into a device that would assist in the enriching of Uranium. Indeed, I bet there are countries like North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Libya, Syria, and/or Bolivia would indeed, love to get their hands on one of these high-speed centrifuge commercial washing machines.

Swarm Warfare, Can the US Military Adapt Or Will it Strike First? Ever Had a 4 Minute War?
[News-and-Society:Military] In ancient times, the Koreans had built a system that could fire 200 arrows in about a minute and a half. These were rocket propelled arrows using a Chinese rocker-firecracker technique. This is a strategy called "swarming" and it is also one that is used by insects and protecting their turf, or attacking their intruders.

Communists in Congress and Capitalists in China - Who Knew?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As we approach the 60-year anniversary of Communist China, it is really laughable as to what's happened in the last 3-decades and rather unbelievable what's happened in the last fifteen-years. You see, although the Chinese often consider themselves communists, or at least the old military guard does, China has showed tremendous capitalist spirit. Meanwhile, in the United States of America we have more and more of our Congressmen, and Senators pushing us closer and closer to communism, and pushing us further away from capitalism.

Let's Have a Trade War - No, Let's Not and Say We Did
[News-and-Society:Economics] Most people don't realize this but severe trade wars and protectionism actually leads to real wars over resources. One of the best ways to prevent war is to trade culture and products with other nations of the world. When we set up trade barriers, unnecessary tariffs, or try to put something over on our trading partners to serve our best interests without regard to their interests, we have not only broken a major rule in negotiation, but we set ourselves up for future failure.

Do Democrats Sound Like Little Spoiled School Girls These Day?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] For many years during the Bush administration, many Democrats called the president, and his cabinet just about everything under the sun, including quite a bit of hate speech. Of course, each time we called them on their wild accusations, and hate type speech, all they did was turn up the volume. It was quite upsetting to many Americans how the minority party at the time discredited the office of the presidency, as well as the man we had elected to serve our nation.

All in One Devices - Do They Make Sense?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] Not long ago, I was talking to an acquaintance who mentioned the fact that Hewlett-Packard's all-in-one scanners, fax servers, printers, copiers, telephones, were indeed a brilliant concept. And that we would in the future see much more of these types of things, and that would be good for the environment. In other words, there is no need to have multiple pieces of business equipment in your office if one machine could do it all, without breaking.

Is Obama Afraid to Win a War - Do We Have a Weak Commander in Chief?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Some say it's impossible to win a war, because really in a war no one really wins. In fact, many point to the reality that once you have a war, the offspring of those that had been killed on either side will forever want revenge and re-initiate a battle. This is one of the huge arguments that the liberals use and the anti-war protesters use to show how ridiculous war actually is.

Case Study Business Communication - The Ability to Admit When You Made a Mistake
[Business:Workplace-Communication] One thing that is important for franchise buyers to consider is the ability to work together as a team in the franchise relationship. Not only with their franchisor, but also their fellow franchisees, the suppliers, and all the other people and vendors that make up the ability to capitalize on the economies of scale. A franchisee must also be able to admit when they're wrong, after a dispute with anyone else on the team.

Solar Water Heater Installation in the Age of Excessive Mold Lawsuits - Not Happening
[Home-Improvement:Energy-Efficiency] Solar energy makes sense in a good many part of or regions of our nation. The Sun is an ongoing and constant source of energy, and if we don't use it we lose it, that's just the way it is. It's one of the greatest gifts we could ever ask for and it runs 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Strategic Planning For Catastrophe - Is Your Business Ready For a Pandemic Swine Flu Outbreak?
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Many small business entrepreneurs have been through crisis before, and they aren't afraid of any challenge, or chaos that comes their way. In fact, they enjoy crisis, because they're always looking for opportunity there. Nevertheless, I can guarantee you that a swine flu pandemic outbreak would rock their world.

Attention Liberals and Socialists - The United States is the World's Only Super Power
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There's been a lot of anti-USA talk in the world media, and much of that has been re-played by CNN and other stations here in the United States. Folks actually believe that the USA is not as powerful as it once was, and that what we say in the World doesn't matter. That's pretty much nonsense and let me tell you why.

Is Socialism the Answer to the Global Economic Crisis?
[News-and-Society:Economics] With the Global Economic Crisis that rocked the world, some of the socialist leaders in the world are claiming it was the "blue eyed white devils" and their capitalism that caused it. This is pretty hilarious, but I kid you not, this is indeed what Hugo Chavez said in a speech in Venezuela and in another one to his Socialist/Communist Club ALBA. He called for all of South and Central America to embrace Socialism and everything would be fixed once and for all.

Children's Reading Book - A Child's Introduction to Science Fiction at a Young Age
[Book-Reviews:Childrens-Books] For those of us intellectuals that have children, and for those of us that read science fiction, it is nice to know that there are children's reading books that explore science fiction concepts. If you would like to introduce your child to science fiction, then perhaps there is a book I'd like to recommend to you. It's one that I own and it is one that I would have my children read, to help open their minds and expand their thoughts.

Why Do Government Lawyers Use Puffery, Wild Accusations, and Misrepresentations in Lawsuits?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We often hear government lawyers and regulators claim that company or corporations are using puffery in their sales ads and marketing. We've also heard from various regulators that many bloggers are using puffery, and buzz marketing to entice consumers to spend money on their websites. But what we don't hear a lot of is the fact that government lawyers use puffery, and accusations in the lawsuits they file when going after the companies they seek to enforce actions for misrepresentation advertising.

Two Wonderful Project and Picture Books For Your Kids
[Book-Reviews:Childrens-Books] As parents it's very difficult for us to find just the right project and picture book for our kids especially when they are young. If we buy one which is too complicated, all they do is end up scribbling while coloring in the scene, or they get frustrated because they can't solve the puzzles. That's why there is one book series that I really love and enjoy, and think it is just great for kids.

Are the Labor Parties of the World All They Are Cracked Up to Be?
[News-and-Society:Politics] Labor and Socialist Parties control a good many democratic nations these days on our planet. The other day I was having a discussion with a Mason, who was a union worker, like his father before him he was a craftsman of the highest degree. He wasn't from the United States, and he was involved with the Labour Party in his nation.

It is Much Better to Live in a Republic, Rather Than a Democracy
[News-and-Society:Politics] Most people don't understand the difference between a democracy and a republic. A straight democracy is set up different than a Republic, and a straight democracy can get itself into problems when it has a Labour Party, or a socialist party. Why you ask?

How Can Obama Buy Himself and the Democrats More Votes With Our Money?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many socialist nations complain about how their governments have miss managed their national treasuries, tax policies, and economies. Who can blame them, and if we look at the root cause, we often see it is the people themselves, voters, the masses who vote for any politician willing to promise them free-stuff. This is a common problem, and politicians will say anything to get elected, that's the game, but before looking and criticizing other nations, we should also look in our own mirrors.

Let Your Child Learn All About the Muppets!
[Book-Reviews:Childrens-Books] It wasn't more than 20 years ago that the Muppets became the most popular TV show for children. And it seems that everything has now changed. Today, there are other cartoon characters that our kids are growing up with.

How to Lower Taxes to Buy Votes, Stay in Power, and Enjoy Economic Expansion
[News-and-Society:Economics] Many people accused President Bush of buying votes by lowering taxes. Now, people are blaming President Obama of buying votes by promising the poor free benefits, and stuff from the government. Of course, before we condemn anyone, let us look at a quick reality check.

Allstate Insurance and Brilliant Marketing Tactic
[Insurance:Agents-Marketers] It is often amazing how well insurance carriers do with their branding and marketing. After all, Geico has their own gecko, and we've all seen those cool Caveman ads; and we all know we're in "good hands with Allstate," or at least were told that, and "like a good neighbor, States Farm is there." It never ceases to amaze me how creative and brilliant some of these marketing programs have been.

"Information is Like Water" She Said
[Computers-and-Technology:Computer-Forensics] Is information really like water? Not long ago, I heard someone say that information is like water; I agree. It always looks for a way to flow, and it's hard to control, it leaks, rains, evaporates, etc.

AI Software Article - Humans Will One Day Trust Computers More Than Humans!
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Many futurists have argued over the thought that artificially intelligent computers in the future will be trusted more than humans. Not long ago, I had this conversation with someone and they told me that would never happen. However, I think that this sort of attitude towards the future of artificial intelligence is shortsighted.

Dear Article Author Template Users - Some Advice on Proper Usage of Article Templates
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Many folks who've found themselves involved with online article marketing are not necessarily very decent writers. After all, entrepreneurs and writers are generally two different breeds of folks. So, a solution to this problem is to have templates set up that allow article authors who wish to put out a higher quantity of quality articles.

Does China Lack Innovative Thinking?
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] Many people in the United States believe that we can become the innovators of the world, and China will go ahead and make everything that we design. The Canadians also have an interesting theory on that, they want to make all their workers "knowledge workers" and let all the manufacturing jobs go to China.

Project Management and the Creative Type
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] Every project management team that is creating innovative prototypes needs a creative genius on that team. However, this poses a pretty large problem because project management teams are quite sophisticated, organized, and must do things in a strategic fashion. This is not how the creative genius' mind works, it goes against their very nature.

"There Are Those Make Things Happen and Those Who Do the Work" He Said
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] It has often been said that there are three types of people. 1.) Those who make things happen; and. . .

"Why on Earth Are There So Many Competing Products - It is Wasteful" He Said
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Everywhere we look we see all kinds of products that compete with each other, but many are nearly the same. Many of have them have the exact same ingredients, the same components, the same accessories, the same specifications, and they only differ by brand name and packaging.

"Solar Panels and Solar Water Heaters For Everyone" Said Jimmy Carter
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Jimmy Carter believed we could remove our dependency on foreign oil, and from the use of fossil fuels by using more solar energy, he was a big fan of solar water heaters in fact. A good book on this subject is: "Who Owns the Sun" but it is so anti-energy companies, you have to read it with a grain of salt, still it has all the history of it all, going back to the big movement of solar water heaters. The Aztecs were not so stupid after all.

DARPA Has Its Critics But I Guarantee You I Am Not One of Them
[News-and-Society:Military] There are a lot of anti-war protestors out there that like to call DARPA; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency onto the carpet for creating technologies that will be used to defend our nation, allies, and interests, and yes, some will be used to eliminate our enemies from said planet. Of course, anyone who is anti-war is against anything having any relationship to it. So, we ought to take the anti-DARPA critique with a grain of salt.

The Raccoons Have It - The Children Will Love It
[Book-Reviews:Childrens-Books] If your children are wondering about squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks and even little raccoons that they might see, there is a great children's book that has all of these little varmints and critters in cartoon form. It is indeed one of the best children's books that I have found for ages 2 to 3. The book like many children's books is quite short, only about 15 pages.

Teach Your Children Values With Books
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Every parent wants to instill a set of values in their children. They hope they grow up with honesty and integrity, and learn as many lessons as possible the easy way, not the hard way. Do you remember the story where a young boy yelled out as the King who walked by half naked and he said; "The Emperor Has No Clothes," well, what if I told you there was a more modern version of the story in a wonderful children's book?

Discover the Discovery Channel
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] If your children are going to spend hours and hours watching TV, then why not make them watch something that will help them learn? For instance the Discovery Channel. On the discovery station, there are all kinds of cool shows like history, military, modern marvels, science, nature, and animal shows.

The Chinese Banking Bubble and the Builders of Burgers
[News-and-Society:Economics] They say in the United States of America that we don't manufacture or build very much here anymore. It's true that our manufacturing sector is now well under 10%, after the last global recession under 7% of our population worked in manufacturing now. So, it's true we don't build much here except for maybe hamburgers.

Are Open Source Developers Heroes?
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] Many programmers who develop software in the open source format are very upset with Microsoft because they believe that Microsoft stole the show and made hundreds of billions of dollars, money that should have been available to be open source smalltime developers. Whereas, few would've gotten really rich, everyone would've made more money, and today our society and civilization would've had better software, and the greater innovations over the same period of time. This is their premise.

Making Money Or Profit is Not Evil - Socialists Who Say it Is, Misspeak
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Apparently, a good many folks out there these days think that those who make money or are wealthy from turning a profit in a business are somehow less moral than anyone else; I completely disagree, and find it alarming that anyone would conceive of such nonsense. Not long ago, a college student told me that he hated politics and thought it wasn't fair when companies made excessive profits, and apparently he had been psychologically brainwashed by his liberal college professors and wasn't even sure if he was sold on capitalism over some Utopian socialism way of life. He told...

Management and Labor Disputes Will Soon Be Solved - Neither Will Be Needed
[Business:Management] Many folks are completely upset that CEOs make so much money, after all, some of them make hundreds of times as much as the average salaried worker that works in the same company. Many would question if they are doing the same amount of work or if their skills are really that much more valuable.

"Everyone Needs and Wants Help" He Said - But is it True?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Everyone needs something, after all, we all need to eat, and yet, we do not always need help with such things. After all, we can always plant a garden right? Not long ago, I was talking to an acquaintance, and he told me that; "In general however, everyone wants help.

Chinese Social Unrest - Labor, Riots, Wronged Persons, and the Poverty Gap
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In America we have a few people complaining about the gap between wealth and poverty, but the entire complaint is laughable considering we have such a strong middle-class in the United States. As a percentage it is higher than any other country in the world, except maybe for Liechtenstein, which is a silly comparison as is not even the size of the large city. Still, Americans like to complain about things and they're allowed to do that because we have "freedom of speech" in the Constitution.

Chinese Epidemics and Pandemics - A Real Threat
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] In the United States everyone seems to have their hair up in a tizzy about the potential swine flu out-break that everyone expects this winter. The Mexico City Swine Flu break-out, was quite serious, quite serious indeed. And American citizens have a right to be concerned, as a mixture of human, bird, and swine flu strains mutated together is a problem, which we have to watch carefully.

Socialism 101 - It's Not About the Have and the Have Nots, It's About Having No Haves at All
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] If you talk to someone who is socialist leaning, they will have all kinds of complaints about so-called "rich people" and how it's not fair that they have all the money, and the have-nots don't. This is a rather bizarre argument for a capitalist country, because everyone knows in the United States of America if you work hard, you will also have lots of money. Of course, if you work hard, well you know, that's hard work.

Turn Off Your TV and Stop Listening to False Profits; We Cannot Afford to Lose You
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Wasn't it just wonderful that we had so many new registered voters during this last presidential election? We had so many people who voted for change and hope, isn't that sweet? Young people, taking an interest in their country, the country they love, voting for a young president, proving that they were not racists, showing the world that they were politically correct and they care so much about our future.

Many Folks Are Inadvertently Embracing Socialism Without Realizing It
[News-and-Society:Politics] We are hearing a lot of individuals talk about how unfair it is for poor people and how all the wealthy people have all the money. We are constantly hearing complaints about corporations that make huge profits, and yet, is anyone really forced to buy from them? Still, it's not amoral to make money or receive benefits or profits from making available to others those things they desire and are willing to depart a "unit of trade" (dollar) in trade for.

How Do We Make Your Success? Some Say We Might Be Doing it Incorrectly
[Self-Improvement:Success] There are many ways to measure success in life. Some people judge success as having a happy family, and raising good kids. Some consider success the ability to travel, learn new things, eat great food, or win some type of contest.

Migration and Immigration Topic
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] They say that an increasing population will provide for an increase in GDP. We know this to be factual because the more people in a society all participating in the economy, the more volume that economy will do. It's very similar if you take a tank full of helium, and if you put in more helium molecules in it, and excite the molecules.

The Problem With Labor and Socialist Parties Considered
[News-and-Society:Politics] The only problem with labor parties and their policies is that when things start to fail and they wish to stay in power, they look to rally the masses of the labor class against their political enemies, companies, entrepreneurial capitalists, bankers, other nations, and races to stay in power. While they bend to the will of the mass mob, by taking polls, watching the media closely and checking the wind on everything they say. Hitler did that.

What Are the Common Denominators of All Humans?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Not long ago, an acquaintance asked me what the common denominators of all humans were. What are those things that are common to all people, regardless of culture, race, or nationality? Now realize, this question probably needs a little more explanation.

Should We Worry About Something From Space Wiping Out the Human Race?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] The study of space is very important, and we need to consider that as we live in this biosphere traveling through space, riding along on this pale blue dot that things outside of our world affect us here on Earth. Therefore, we should worry about what comes from space; including the theories behind the movie Andromeda Strain. And we ought to also be very concerned about other things such as; Asteroid, Solar Flare, Blown up star, Ripples in Space time, Black Hole, Space Radiation, Sun Expansion, Moon Falling into us.

What If Super Intelligent Beings Found the Human Race - Then What?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] What happens if the human race discovers super intelligent beings outside of our world, or perhaps already living here in secret colonies? This is a science fiction question to get your brain working, and one I thought I might ask you, as an acquaintance the other day asked me the same question. This is the kind of thing that science fiction writers need to do to get their creative flow and juices going.

Let Us Say There is No God - What Then is the Purpose of Life?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] "If there is no God, then what on earth is the purpose of life?" I was recently asked this at Starbucks by a devout Christian, who claimed he was a scholar and a philosopher as well. So we began talking, and I told him, that I was not so concerned with the purpose of life, rather than enjoying the life experience.

What If Humans Are Really Stupid and We Meet More Intelligent Life?
[Arts-and-Entertainment] Philosophical conversations along the topic of intelligent life in the universe, other than humans is rather interesting. It is a fun thing to think about and it can keep your mind busy for hours. Plus, it might give you insight into your own life, and the things around you, thus, giving you a better perspective on all that is.

Microsoft Spell Check Falsely Marks "Trillionaire" As Miss Spelled - Obama's Coming Inflation
[Writing-and-Speaking:Copywriting] Isn't it funny how many words that Microsoft spellchecker falsely marks as misspelled? The other day I was writing an article and discussed the future of trillionaires. Believe it or not trillionaires was not considered a word by Microsoft spellchecker, but of course millionaires and billionaires was. This makes sense because the Founders of Microsoft are billionaires, and anyone who has worked there since the beginning is a multimillionaire.

How Long Until a Chinese Company is Listed on the DOW?
[Investing:Stocks] Many believe that there will never be a Chinese Company on the Dow, but in reality there probably will be some day. If you think it cannot happen, if you think we will never see a Chinese Company's stock on the Dow, well, I'll make a bet with you; it's not if, but when. Let's face it, either some day we will go to war with China, or we'll be locked together so tight, we'll essentially be one.

Pollution and Desertification Could Be the Death of Them All; Chinese Walls and Cross-roads
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Due to the lack of rainfall in China, both due to an even annual weather patterns, and also due to the blowing wind and moving desert; desertification, is something that China has to deal with. As the city of Beijing expands so too is the desert expanding. If everyone left tomorrow, Beijing, or at least all the street level would be buried in sand from the encroaching desert within 5-years.

President Obama Cannot Seem to Play Poker With World Leaders Too Well
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] For such a brash, ballsy, and belligerent natured politician from Chicago's Southside, you'd think President Obama would have the skill to deal with the Russian Mafia run Russians. No such luck, and he's losing by way of de-escalating and diminishing US power, and NATO strength. For what, concessions from the Russians, not a chance in red-hell, and he is inviting challenges from every other rogue nation, along with the Chinese Military on issues in Tibet, Burma, and Taiwan.

Hugo Chavez Confiscating Golf Courses in Venezuela?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has been busy converting golf courses into housing projects, and farmland. Now, Chavez invites Obama to come over to the side of Socialism. So, how soon until that starts happening under President Obama? Well, if he continues to miss-manage our economy it might happen more often than you think.

We Need a Stock Market Correction of 1500 Points to Prevent Over Heating
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is widely known that the stock market leads the economy by between 6 to 10 months, and the stock market has been going up, it's up over 40% off the bottom already and on its way back to 10,000. Still, if the stock market comes back too quickly, we could have a problem. If the economy follows that and returns to normal too fast, it will be difficult to stop it from overheating.

Is it Really Gambling to Opt Out of Health Insurance?
[Health-and-Fitness:Healthcare-Systems] Many people believe that if you buy health insurance you are playing it safe. If anything happens you are covered, and that is a very prudent thing to do. And, not long ago there were several top newspapers in the country with articles discussing the fact that many people were Gambling by opting out of their healthcare insurance.

With Fewer Print Newspapers Still in Business it Does Help Advertising Exposure
[Business:Advertising] The other day, I was discussing with another business person the reality that many of the newspapers in our area had gone out of business. And not just the daily newspapers, but all the little throwaway handouts that you used to see around town too, they aren't printing them anymore, and I have a feeling it's because they couldn't sell the advertising to afford to continue. In some ways this is unfortunate because each one of them provided opportunities in the marketplace for advertisers at all levels.

High Unemployment Certainly Helps the Auto Service Sector
[Business:Careers-Employment] For well over 20 years before retirement, I operated service businesses in and around the auto sector. One thing that was always a challenge was finding competent labor to service the demand. Interestingly enough, when the economy was bad we still have plenty of business, when the economy was good we had even more.

Green Jobs at 2.2 Million by 2018 - Is That All After All the Taxpayer's Money We Spent?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The latest estimates are rare for job creation in the alternative energy sector and it appears that we will be able to create 2.2 million jobs by 2018. That partly great news, except for one thing, the energy sector has been shedding jobs, and the auto sector has destroyed several million jobs.

Prep and Private Schools Having a Rough Go of it During Recession
[Reference-and-Education] Many parents want their kids to go to private schools. They want their kids to get a better education so they can get into the top colleges and universities. They don't believe that this will be possible in the public school system due to the "No Child Allowed to Advance Laws" which are now in effect.

Censorship is Something We All Should Be Worried About
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There is something that is quite troubling on the Internet; Censorship. And although you may not have noticed it as a reader, this mild form of censorship is causing a huge problem and making it impossible for common sense to be heard, or a reality check to be floated in our national dialogue.

Los Angeles Unemployment Proclaimed to Be 12.2% on Its Way to 15%
[News-and-Society:Economics] Over the years I've been highly critical about various nations and their Sovereign Wealth Funds, and I've also been highly critical of forward looking statements, and even of my own government's figures when it comes to unemployment, retail sales, and other economic indicators. In fact, I feel that many of these things are manipulated, and we change them over time. Changing the definitions and changing what we are putting into our statistical formulas, when coming up with these figures.

Can We Handle the Commercial Loan Interest Rates of the Late 1980s and Early 1990s?
[Finance:Commercial-Loans] Most of the small businesses that operate today were not around in the late 1980s or early 1990s. They do not remember how difficult it was to get a commercial loan. If you were able to secure a loan back then, the interest rate was astronomical.

Water Wars Are Coming - Water Challenges May Be Beyond Negotiation Soon
[News-and-Society:International] Looks like Iraq has more than just a few issues to deal with. Just when we thought they got rid of all the terrorists, insurgents, and sectarian violence, now they have a severe water problem. The Muslims believe that water should be free to all; that is their teaching. But Turkey is already short of water and they can spare no more into the ancient rivers, which flow through Baghdad. This is becoming a huge issue.

Consumer Spending Used to Be 72% of Our GDP - Today What Do You Think it Is?
[News-and-Society:Economics] Much of the GDP or Gross Domestic Product in the United States comes from consumer spending. In fact, it's just over 70%. Unfortunately, consumers have stopped spending, and therefore, our $17 trillion GDP has dwindled more than a little bit.

Santa Ana Wind Fire Season Comes to Wildfire Battled California
[News-and-Society:Weather] Southern California has had a heck of a summer fire season, but the real fire season comes when the Santa Ana winds blow from the East. These hot East winds are well over 100 degrees, and they are quite dry with very little moisture. They end up drying out the brush that is already on our mountains, and with the extreme temperatures, it creates a horrific scenario.

Franchising Industry - An Opportunity For America, But Economic Benefits Are Being Squandered
[Business:Franchising] Over the years, I've always wondered how many industries we have to give away to bureaucrats and lawyers, and other (what I call) professional parasites? It seems that whenever an industry is well-liked by consumers and the dollars begin to flow towards that industry, and more entrepreneurs jump in to provide goods and services that are desired. Of course, as soon as the money starts flowing, everyone wants a piece of it.

Does a Mobile Oil Change Business Make Sense?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Most people who are considering starting a mobile oil change business wonder if it is profitable and how much competition there is. Well, seeing as I know a little bit about this industry, I think I can answer these questions for you. You see, not long ago a gal wanted to know these same things, and after getting shoddy service at a Fast Lube place. We, will call her Ruby in this article.

Economy Still Not Recovered - Why Are So Many New Businesses and Restaurants Opening?
[Business:Retail] We all know that our economy is still not recovered and this is not such a great time to be in business, especially one which relies on the consumer driven economy of ours, and yet, we see many new businesses opening; "what do these small time business entrepreneurs know that we don't?" It's simple really, you see, many companies have gone out of business leaving holes in the market, and little competition. Well, that's one factor, but let me explain another.

Not All Retail Sales Are Down in Our Economy - Consider Necessity Sales For Instance
[Business:Retail] Not long ago, I was at Starbucks Coffee sipping on a Frappachino, and I was talking to someone in the heating and air-conditioned business. You see, I live in a California desert resort community, and although I'm not usually around in the summer time, I happen to have done less traveling this summer and noted the extreme heat.

China Building Up Oil Reserves - New Storage Facilities
[News-and-Society:Energy] It seems that whatever the United States of America does, China soon follows. Why do you suppose this is? Well, for one there are many industrial capitalists, international corporate conglomerates, and bankers that helped build the United States who are now assisting the Chinese in building their civilization, and in doing so they are making quite a bit of money.

Using the Weather to Predict Grocery Store Sales - Viable?
[Business:Retail] We all know that commodity traders are weather experts, and whatever the weather is doing they blow that out of proportion, hyping the potential calamity and run up the various commodities. It could be short term weather like Hurricanes or Ice Storms or long-term weather such as droughts or El Nino years. Nevertheless, there is money to be made and lost on the weather, in almost any industry.

The Death of the Corporate Cubicle
[Business:Human-Resources] Many people who've been laid-off, are sick of Corporate America, especially the tens of millions of Americans that work in cubicles. There has been a lot written on this topic, and a lot of comedians have made hay of the reality, such as the Dilbert Series. But, Corporate America and the top business schools have attempted to show how the efficiency of cubicle workspace makes sense for quarterly objectives, productivity, shareholder's equity, management, and of course profits.

In Small Business, Follow Sun Tzu's Advice
[Business:Small-Business] Perhaps, you are familiar with Sun Tzu the Chinese ancient famous military philosopher. Sun Tzu tells his generals that to win in battle, you must know your enemy and know yourself. In business this is also true, and nowhere is it true more than in franchising.

Personal Issues in Starting Your Own Small Business Considered
[Business:Small-Business] Before you purchase a franchise you need to look in your mirror and ask yourself why you are doing it. Are you on the rebound from a rocky relationship with a large Corporation that recently laid you off? Many people are and they buy the franchise literally out of revenge on corporate America.

Can You Handel Commitment and a Long-Term Relationship - What About a Franchised Business?
[Relationships:Commitment] Let me ask you a question; are you on your third fourth marriage? Do you have a trouble with long-term relationships? Now you may laugh at me when I tell you this, but I believe it matters in your success as a franchisee.

Commerical Loans and Purchasing Franchises
[Finance:Commercial-Loans] Before you get too far along in the sales process of buying your own franchised business, perhaps you might look into financing. One of the best places and common places that franchisees get money, is to get a home equity loan. Of course, that might be difficult considering the current real estate market, and the number of banks which are willing to write mortgages currently.

The Reality of Initial Fees in Determining Which Franchise to Choose
[Business:Franchising] Often, when franchise buyers are interested in shopping for a franchise they will pick up a franchise directory of all the franchises listed, and they will start looking in the category in which they wish to participate, perhaps, it is in the industry that they have worked in for a number of years. That's all well and good, but something that strikes me when interviewing potential franchisees, is that too many of them are shopping on franchise fees alone.

How Much Money Can You Make in a Franchise - Some Franchisors Will Tell You
[Business:Franchising] The matter of earnings claims in franchising has been one of the most litigated issues in the industry. The reason is some franchisors do not give earnings claims, because they realize that it's really hard to tell how much one of their franchised individual outlets will make, and if they give a rough estimate or average of the sales receipts of their other units, they realize it's no guarantee. It serves as a general guideline and an average, but you must also understand that the average human has one boob.

Case Study in Franchisee Expansion - Strategic Planning and Management Issues
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Many newer franchisees can't wait to get their second franchised unit. Some franchise agreements demands a timetable for their franchisees to put in additional units, but most do not. Franchisors have to be extremely careful not to allow a franchisee that is missing royalty payments, having cash flow problems, or does not have the capital, or working capital to put in a second unit, but wants to go ahead anyway out of ego.

Negotiating For an Additional Unit With a Franchising Company
[Business:Negotiation] It is often very difficult to get a franchisor to negotiate much on the original Franchise Disclosure Documents when a franchisee is purchasing their first unit. However, once a franchisee is up and going, paying their royalties on time, making a profit, and establishing the brand name extremely well in the local community, now the franchisee has more leverage with the franchisor. In this case, the franchisor knows that this franchisee will operate the second or new unit by the book, and pay the royalties on time.

Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail
[Business:Small-Business] Franchisors do not like to talk about their franchisees which have failed. The franchisees who failed normally have excuses as to why they failed, and most of those excuses are not completely accurate. After all, no one wants to blame themselves for anything.

Case Study in Managing Supplies in a Large Distribution or Franchise Chain
[Business:Management] One of the greatest accounts a supplier can have is to sign up a franchise chain. This guarantees them sales and income, but often suppliers, especially smaller ones bite off more than they can chew. Often, they give great service at first, but then the service starts to deteriorate, and they take the franchisor's guaranteed business for granted.

Reputation and Honesty Still Matters in Business - A Case Study
[Business:Ethics] Integrity matters in a marriage, and therefore, it also matters in a franchise relationship. A franchisor's integrity is absolutely critical, but it is also highly important that each franchisee can be trusted. Each franchisee is a team member in the franchising company.

Small Business Success Or Failure Ratios Must Be Taken Into Consideration
[Business:Small-Business] Despite what many people think not every franchisee succeeds. Usually when a franchisor fails it is either problem with management, marketing, lack of hard work, or lack of working capital and cash flow. Sometimes, the reason franchisees fail is due to lack of support from their franchisor.

Small Businesses Must Be Able to Weave and Dodge
[Business:Small-Business] Just like any small business a franchisee must be able to make fast decisions, and change the direction or focus on their marketing quickly as consumer buying behavior changes, or as the economic conditions change. Often a competitor might move into your trading area, which is probably about a 10 mile radius. If they do, you might have to adjust the way you are doing your marketing to combat the loss of market share, and revenue.

Is Your Health Good Enough to Run Your Own Company?
[Business:Franchising] Many people actually believe that if they buy a franchise they will automatically be successful. That's pretty silly for all of us in the franchising industry to contemplate, but people actually believe this. Worse, some franchisors actually will sell someone a franchise without correcting them.

Wilmington CA Refinery Fire Reminds Us About Need For Security Perimeter at Oil Refineries
[Business:Security] There have been a number of oil refinery fires in Texas, and California over the last couple of years, and unfortunately they have been highly publicized. Now then, this is a huge problem because just as we see this stuff on our TV, news alerts, and read about it in our newspapers, so too, do those who wish us harm. For instance, sleeper cell terrorists, and well with the recent arrests by the FBI, we know we have a few of those in our nation.

Third World Dictators Spreading Hate - Get Used to It, It's Nothing New
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many third world dictators blame their piss-poor performance, political problems, and failure in governance on the White Man. In fact, they actually have a love-hate relationship with the white-world. Why you ask?

How to Write Articles on Business Ethics For Professionals
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Due to the global economic collapse, and the corporate malfeasance, which was definitely part of the problem, there have been more and more articles in business newspapers, business magazines, and online about business ethics for professionals. In fact, they now actually teach business ethics classes at Yale and Harvard, as well as Wharton business school. It's about time, as some would say.

How to Write Articles and Give Career Advice to the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Many of us have received really lousy career advice at sometime in our lives. Someone has told us we couldn't do something, that we should take certain classes, or that we were more suited to do such-and-such corporate job. The reality is the best career advice for any individual should come from within and their own mirror.

Enjoy the Open Road - How to Write Articles on Motorcycles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] In America the Iron Horse is alive and well, not only are we a nation of automobiles, but we are a nation of rebels who want to get out on the open road and feel the breeze in their face and the freedom that America offers. Perhaps, this is why articles and online content about motorcycles and motorcycle touring are so popular. It makes sense that freedom lovers like Americans would to enjoy the open road, and it is kind of cool knowing that they like to read articles on the topic.

How to Write a Resume Writing Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It is amazing how many Americans have been laid-off, and it is unfortunate that our adjusted unemployment rate for the entire nation is well over 10% now. Many people wish to blame the government, others like to blame Wall Street, and still others blame their previous company for letting them go. Of course, the time for "blame game" is well over, now many laid-off employees are in crisis mode knowing their unemployment benefits will soon end, they will be without money.

Do Not Take Article Rejections Personally at Online Article Directory Sites
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The top online directory websites on the Internet filter and screen bogus article content. They have to, in order to preserve the viability and integrity of their content and site. Indeed, this means these sites have no choice but to reject junk articles, and this also means that occasionally these sites reject articles that are not bad, but their software picked them up.

AI Cheating Software Versus Online Article Directory Filtering Software - A Raging Battle
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] It is interesting how many online article writers there are out in the world these days. More interesting is the reality that due to the advent of "online article marketing" there are folks who have found ways to game the system by using Internet "Article Directories" to spam the search engines with articles, which they didn't even write. How so you ask?

Be Careful How You Pray - Methane is 28 Times Worse Than CO2 For Global Warming!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As you may or might not know, there are two religions that bend over to pray, one is small, and one is so large it includes in excess of a billion humans. Now, everyone should be allowed to choose their own god or religion, however, we need a referendum at the UN to ask those who practice these religions to be very careful what they eat and not to release gas while praying. "You have to be kidding me," you ask?

Choosing the Right Tools and Equipment - How to Write Review Articles on Hand and Power Tools
[Home-Improvement:Tools-and-Equipment] Whenever we set out on a "do it yourself project" we know we have to make sure that we have the tools and equipment we need in our inventory, workshop, or garage to handle the process. There's nothing worse than having the wrong tool, and trying to make do, or having an insufficient tool of low quality that does not work, or breaks. It is indeed completely aggravating, and it not only slows us down or puts us back a day in our home improvement projects, but it also sends us to the store to spend more money to buy ...

How to Write Articles on Employment and Careers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] With so many people being laid-off in the last recession, and realizing that the economic upturn in the business cycle will be a jobless recovery, there are millions of people going online as we speak trying to find employment. Many are using the Internet to identify companies they like to work for. Once they find a good target company, they mail them their resume. Most smart job shoppers will find out all they can about the company before going into an interview.

How to Write Articles on Change Management to Business Professionals
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's amazing how change management has become a popular buzzword. Many of the top business colleges and universities throughout the country now have classes and even degrees you can get in change management. Still, if you think about it, all business management involves change, and even Einstein said that "change is the only constant.

How to Write Articles on Entrepreneurial Endeavors For Future CEOs
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The United States is a nation of innovators and we are a nation of entrepreneurs. In fact, it is that capitalist spirit that built this great nation into one of the largest economic power houses in the world. Indeed, in less than 200 years the United States of America has become the single greatest nation ever created in all of human history.

How to Write Articles on Franchising For Franchise Buyers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most of those which market franchise business opportunities will tell you that the great thing about franchising is; "You Are in Business for Yourself but Not by Yourself," and whereas this is a very catchy slogan, there is a heck of a lot more to it than that. Just like anything, you can't reduce an entire industry, one which accounts for one-third of our gross domestic product, in a single sentence slogan.

How to Write Articles on Consulting
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There is a big joke about consulting and it goes something like this; You're at the proverbial party, everyone has a glass of wine or champagne, and there is a group of guys. Everyone starts discussing what everyone else does for a living. One of the guys in the group says they are a consultant...

How to Write Articles on the Franchising Industry For Business Publications
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There is a huge gap between supply and demand when it comes to articles on the franchising industry for business publications such as magazines and business newspapers. There is also a shortage of quality online content for the franchising industry, especially now as the economic business cycle turns to the upside during this jobless recovery and people are still without jobs, and credit is starting to loosen.

How to Write Articles on Customer Service For Businesses
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There is so much business advice that you can give small businessmen, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives. There are so many things to know and so many components to running a business. And they all have to come together or it won't work.

How to Write Articles on Franchising For Future Franchisors
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Did you know that the failure rate of franchisors, these are the companies that actually do the franchising, not the franchisees, is 5 to 1 in the first five years. That is to say five new franchising companies will go at a business in the first five years for every one that lasts beyond that time period.

How to Write Articles on Business Management For College Students
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Not long ago, I met a gal at Starbucks who had an MBA, and a law degree. It turns out she couldn't get a job because she had no experience even though her resume looked quite impressive considering her educational background. But there is quite a huge disconnect between what they teach you in college and the reality of business in the business world.

How to Write Articles on Customer Service For the Consumer
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Do you remember when unemployment rates were at 4.5%, which were the lowest in all of US history? This is how well the economy was doing during several of the years that George Bush was president.

How to Write Articles on Franchising For Corporate Expansion Strategists
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Many large corporations have decided to use the franchising model when expanding their distribution networks. This way they can expand without using their own money, and charge others for the opportunity of being in business with them. On paper this looks very nice, if you have enough distributors out there you have a captured customer base of wholesalers.

How to Write Articles on Disaster Recovery For Corporate Executives
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Having a disaster recovery plan is not an elective, it is not an option, it is certainly not a box to be checked off on your "to do list" as a corporate executive. Sometime in your career you will be faced with a challenge which will overwhelm you, it will shut down your business, and destroy your quarterly objectives and sales for that month. It could literally wipe your company out; my question is are you ready for such an event, have you thought about it and do you have a plan?

How to Write Articles on Business Ethics For the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The citizens of our nation are quite pissed off. They realize that corporate malfeasance, unethical behavior, and extremely bad decision-making (highly short term thinking) brought down our economy. In fact, it brought down the global economy and even the World Bank estimates that in 2009 the average GDP of the nations of the world will be down 8%.

How to Write Articles on Outsourcing For Senior Management
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you are a serious online article content writer and you specialize in writing business articles, or articles on economics then eventually you're going to come across the topic of outsourcing. It seems these days there is a lot of controversy in the news over outsourcing. Whenever there is a recession, labor unions complain that the economic pressures that are causing job losses are coming from corporations which outsource.

How to Write Articles on Public Relations For Corporations
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most large corporations in the United States have a fantastic public relations department. And these days it is tied to both their marketing, and their communications. In fact, with the advent of corporate blogging, you can see how well these corporations do online with their customers and extending brand loyalty.

How to Write Articles on Public Relations For Small Business People
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's amazing that America's largest corporations have public relations departments. Obviously they feel it is that important. And yet, many small business people aren't even thinking there, even though their standing in the local business community matters very much.

How to Write Articles on Presenting For Small Business People
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There are a lot of articles on how to give presentations for sales teams, and for those that work in large corporations. It's amazing how many articles there are giving tips and techniques to consultants, coaches, and those who put on seminars. But what we don't see a lot of are articles on how small business people can hone their skills when giving a presentation.

How to Write Articles on Outsourcing For Small Businessmen
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most small business people which operate in a small community do not outsource their work halfway around the world like many large multinational conglomerate corporations do. This is for two reasons; One, they do not like the whole idea of outsourcing because they believe it hurts American jobs. The second reason is because they don't understand the full benefits to outsourcing, or the incredible cost savings that are available to them.

How to Write Branding Articles For the Industry
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There are a lot of people out there who claim to be Branding experts. Some of them work as consultants, some of them work in advertising agencies, and some wish they were working, probably laid-off due to the global economic meltdown. Many of these Branding experts, some self-proclaimed, are writing articles online and submitting them as online content.

How to Write Articles on Marketing For Small Businesses
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It seems like every small business out there is looking to find ways to get more customers and clientele, in other words they are looking for ways to better market their products and services. Sometimes I wonder if we shouldn't teach small business marketing as mandatory in high school. Did you know that over 10% of our population owns a small business?

How to Write Articles on Business Marketing For the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you go onto the Internet, you will find plenty of articles telling both large and small companies how to market their products and services. However, you won't find many articles on business marketing that are geared towards the general public. That is to say; articles which explain what marketing is, and how consumers are being marketed too.

How to Write Articles on Outsourcing For the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's hard to say why it happened, but outsourcing is now considered a dirty word. What many people don't understand; those which do not follow the "Friedman Economic Model" is that by outsourcing we are actually helping people all over the world have better lives. We are also able to become more efficient at what we do because we outsource.

How to Write Articles on Networking For the Solo Professional
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you go online these days you will be blown away by the amount of articles geared towards solo professionals and networking. You will also be somewhat intrigued with the reality that most of these articles contain information about social online networking, and not real world networking in the local communities where the solo professionals actually practice their business. This is rather disheartening, and it does a disservice and injustice to the solo professionals who are reading this material.

How to Write Articles on Networking For the Small Business Person
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Every small business person wants more business, they can never seem to get enough. Even when they are totally busy, and are jam-packed with clients, they still wish to get better clients that will pay them more money for the same products or services they are selling now. Now, one can only assume that this is why so many small business people are searching "how to network" when they go online.

How to Write Articles About Car Washes For the Industry
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Now I suppose there are very few people that are writing articles about the car wash industry, and the people who have written books on the subject probably number less than 20, but it is a very interesting topic and it is a multibillion dollar a year industry in the United States. Most people don't realize this but there are over 50,000 carwashes in the US now, yet, they shouldn't be too surprised considering there are more cars, or rather registered vehicles in the United States than there are people. Over the last few years, I've written over 100 ...

How to Write Articles About Car Washes For the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Ever since "60 Minutes" did in expose on the car wash industry, the general public has been interested in making sure that the carwashes they attend do not hire illegal aliens, do not pollute the environment, do not scratch their car, and the employees that they do hire do not steal things from under their seat, glove box, trunk, or any personal items laying around. A last few years, I have written over 100 articles on car washing, and about the car wash industry, some in a favorable light, and others criticizing the industry I was once involved with ...

How to Write Articles on Fundraising For Non Profits
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] During the economic downturn nonprofit groups were hurt even worse than businesses. Most of them had to cut costs, but they were already operating on a shoestring, worse than that they weren't geared to make a profit anyway so there wasn't very much left over. It's amazing how much the nonprofit sector can benefit from the entrepreneurial spirit, and experience that comes from running a business.

How to Write Articles For the Service Industry
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you go online and read some of the online content in the business sector you will see tens of thousands of articles about every aspect of business. Still, you will see a disproportionate number of articles on the service industry. This seems odd considering that more people are employed in the service industry than any other sector of our economy.

Managing Sales Teams - How to Write Articles on Sales Management For Expanding Businesses
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Small business has taken a heavy hit during our economic recession, but things are starting to turn around and soon our small business community will once again be hiring and expanding their operations. This means they will have to grow their sales teams once again, train them, and then manage them. Most small businesses that are expanding rapidly do not really understand why sales management is so important, and yet, each time they add a salesperson things become more complicated.

Retailing Content - How to Write Articles on the Retail Sector For the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] After the global economic meltdown, consumer stops spending. In fact, the percentage of income that people were saving went from 1 to 2%, to well over 15% - 20% almost overnight. Many folks were afraid that they might get pink slips or be laid-off, so they started saving their money.

How to Write Sales Training Articles For Small Businesses
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Now is a time when many small businesses are looking into expanding, they know that the recession is ending, and they know that soon they will have to expand their operations, and that includes expanding their sales force. Of course, this leads to additional issues in sales management and sales training. A fast growing company has no choice but to add marketing and sales teams at a rapid rate.

Global Positioning System Content - How to Write Articles on GPS Technologies
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There is a huge need online for more articles and content about global positioning systems. Consumers and citizens want to know more about how GPS works. They want to know if they should have the extra option for a GPS system and/or mapping technologies in their car when they buy it. You can buy global positioning system for just about anything these days. In fact, I have one for my bicycle, it's a 10 Speed road bike for riding long distances, and that little GPS unit comes in handy.

How to Write Articles For Future Solo Professionals
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Believe it or not there is a huge need for content online having to do with solo professionals. And let me explain why. You see, many people were laid off during this last economic recession.

How to Write Articles For Future Small Business People
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Let's face it, not everyone is going to finish high school and go to college for 4 to 6 years to get a degree to work in corporate America. Many of them will enter the workforce early as labor, some will try to run their own business, and still, some that do enter corporate America will quit in disgust, or be laid-off at the bottom of the business cycle and say they've had enough; now they want to be self-employed running their own game in a business of their own. Now then, how is someone supposed to start a ...

How to Write Articles About Small Business For the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most citizens have no idea what it takes to run a small business. Even though 75% of our population works for small businesses, they have no idea what is involved. If you talk to an employee of a small business usually they will say something like; "My boss is rich, he makes all kinds of money, and I wish I owned a company like this."

The World is Not Random, You Just Don't Get String Theory Quite Yet But There is Still Hope
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] Many people see civilization and society as totally random, completely chaotic, and sometimes out of control. Indeed, it seems as if the more we try to control it, the more freedoms we take away from everyone, and the less happy everyone is. And yet, if things get too crazy, we have protests in the streets, food shortages, fuel shortages, and a tremendous number of people experiencing discontent, and a disconnection from their fellow man and their government.

How to Write Articles on Productivity For Small Business People
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Every Six Sigma consultant knows that efficiency and productivity go hand-in-hand with profits. These individuals go into large corporations and help them with their economies of scale. It's well worth it for a Corporation to look into its productivity, in order to identify the waste and eliminate it.

Employees Don't Need a College Degree to Do Their Jobs - It's Self-Serving a False Requirement
[Business:Careers-Employment] The other day I was talking to a laid-off employee who previously had a pretty good job but not have a college degree. She had been applying for many positions around the city to replace her hob with something new. She was looking for something not too far away as she said her car didn't get very good gas mileage.

How to Write Articles on Sales Training For Corporate America
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There sure is a big difference between what goes on in the sales training of small businesses across the country and how corporate America trains its sales teams. Corporate America is much more disciplined, and their sales forces are usually quite larger. The small businesses that may compete against them are much more agile and the sales people will often call the owner of the company when trying to close a big deal for the final negotiations.

How to Write Articles on Business Security For Small Businesses
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Employee pilferage, and employee theft is one of the biggest problems of any small business. Large corporations have security consultants, loss prevention specialists, video cameras, and they go aggressively after anyone who steals products from their stores. And it doesn't just happen in the retail sector, as manufacturing companies also lose tools, materials, and even computer equipment.

How to Write Articles For Solo Professionals
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] What is a solo professional? Generally it's a professional businessperson who runs their own company, and really doesn't have any employees, although they might have a helper or an executive assistant. The solo professionals are numerous, and they include a huge number of lawyers, accountants, real estate people, insurance brokers, consultants, and numerous other professions.

RV and Motor Home Content - How to Write Articles on Recreational Vehicles For the General Public
[Automotive:RV] There comes a time in everyone's life when they just want to get away, and for some they have scratched that itch by purchasing a motor home or Recreational Vehicle and are doing just that. Literally, taking off across the country and getting away from the rat-race. Interestingly enough, I have done this and have traveled to every city in the USA over 10,000 in population.

Realities of New Cures - How to Write Articles on New Potential Cancer Cures
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you follow the biotech news, or take scientific journals online, or even if you read the popular science magazines, not a week goes by that some company or research group doesn't claim they have a new cure for a specific type of cancer. And they have written the papers and submitted them to their scientific journals to prove they know what they're talking about. Still, just because they have found a potential cure does not mean that will actually work.

How to Write Nonfiction Book Review Articles on the Internet
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] For those of us which are avid book readers, we often make book reviews of the books we read and place them online. Anyone who's ever gone to Amazon dot com to buy a book has no doubt read some of the book reviews there, and interestingly enough, folks are able to rate them, meaning you better write a good one if you do decide to prepare a review. Writing fictional book reviews is a lot different than writing non-fiction book reviews.

How to Write Articles on Cell Phone Technologies
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Did you know there have been more cell phones sold in the United States than the amount of our population; it's true. Come to think of it, I had one of the very first cell phones, and it was a novelty item, it really helped me improve my business communication, and since I was in a mobile service business it did wonders for increasing my sales, and efficiency. But as we fast forward to today everyone has a cell phone even kids in school in fourth grade.

How to Write Articles on Communication Technologies For the Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's amazing all the devices we have for communication these days. After all, it's almost as if we can't go anywhere without having a communication device with us at all times. I've heard friends say that they feel naked without their cell phone, or rather their smart phone.

The Commercial Flow of Info - How to Write Articles on Workplace Communication For Small Businesses
[Business:Workplace-Communication] The flow of communication is important in every aspect of society and civilization. It is important in our bureaucracies and government, as well as in our commercial free enterprises. Perhaps, in a free market system business and workplace, communication is the most important of all.

Safety is Job One - How to Write Articles on Workplace Safety For the General Public
[Business:Workplace-Safety] If you go on any modern day construction site, especially construction sites that are all union, you will see signs that say that; "Safety Is Job One!" And from the employees perspective this is really true, because if someone is hurt on the job you are short a team member, and if you know anything about sports you know that's bad news. Likewise, if employees feel in fear of getting injured in the workplace due to a Safety accident, your productivity will go out the window.

Safety Content - How to Write Articles on Workplace Safety For Small Business and Corp Executives
[Business:Workplace-Safety] Workplace safety is a huge issue in corporate America, but is also important to small business people. When someone gets hurt on the job and files a worker's compensation claim, it can end up costing the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. Sometimes, workplace accidents end up in court, and the companies or the insurance company are forced to settle for huge dollar amounts, or risk a jury returning a multi-million dollar settlement.

Are Syria and Terrorist Organizations Moving Nuclear Material Into the Palestinian Territory?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As Hamas and Hezbollah stockpile rockets and some Chinese made weapons that have come in from Iran, Israel is taking a proactive approach and a defense posture. In the Golan Heights for instance, Israel is making large ditches to prevent tanks from coming through the area, or rocket launchers from getting closer. Now, Syria has purported to the UN that the Israelis are burying nuclear waste in these ditches in the Golan Heights.

3D Animation Industry Content - How to Write Articles on Animation For the Future Animator
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The animation industry is alive and well, and over the last couple of decades we have seen tremendous growth. If you look at any movie theater of the top movies being played at any given time; you will see there will be no less than two or three cartoon animation films. This perhaps shows us just how far we've come.

The Topic of Humanities and the Content it Creates - How to Write Humanitarian Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Sometimes the 24-hour news cycle, and the worldwide coverage can get quite depressing. We see earthquakes that kill thousands of people, typhoons that wash thousands of people out to sea, we see starving Africans who have no food due to droughts, corrupt governments, and economic conditions, and we all feel helpless knowing we cannot do much about it. Perhaps, it is for this reason that the topic of humanities and online content that has to do with humanitarian efforts, and the challenges that our species faces around the world are so popular.

Humor Makes Us Laugh - How to Write Humorous Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Everyone likes a good joke, and some people who go online and get e-mail accounts do nothing more than forward all the jokes and humorous items they can find on the Internet to all of their friends on their e-mail list. As an online article content provider this provides an incredible opportunity to get your articles seen by the whole world. In other words, if you write something really funny or humorous, something that makes everyone laugh, you will be surprised how often these articles and this type of content will go viral.

Philosophy Content Creation Considered - How to Write Philosophical Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Despite what most people think not everyone who is on the Internet is a dimwit, or a young millennial text messaging while driving. Not everyone is online searching topics on Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, or Janet Jackson. You see, there is a percentage of our population with high IQ which is looking for intellectual content.

Building a Team and Dream Team Content - How to Write Articles on Teambuilding
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The topic of teambuilding is something that is huge online, the number of people interested in building teams is actually growing at an exponential rate. The reason probably has something to do with social networks, and the new way of how we use the Internet to bring people together. Many of these loosely formed teams are not very tight, and the people that are running blog groups, or forums work very hard to try to build a sense of community.

Plan Your Corporate Content - How to Write Strategic Planning Articles For Corporate Management
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Strategic planning seems to become more and more important at times when the economy is the worst. After all, these companies have to cut their costs and that means laying-off huge number of employees and closing down business units. All of their employees are components of the machine that drives their profits.

Strategy and the Content of Planning - Writing on Strategic Management For Business Planners
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] There are a people who call themselves consultants, and which specialize in strategic management planning. These business planners help companies and corporations develop strategies to exploit markets, streamline efficiency in manufacturing, take advantage of tax incentives, and set up strategic partners. These folks are very good at their jobs, and they generally come from 20 to 30 years experience in the market place.

Financial Planners Have Taken a Huge Hit This Last Year
[Finance] Most of the folks that work in the financial planning field have not done so well this year. Mostly because shaken investors are not ready to get back into the market, and many have ditched their stock brokers and financial planners because of the huge losses after the market collapsed. All this is really unfortunate as the market is up 50% off the bottom and had all those clients stayed in, or gotten out near the top as it crashed and then gotten in at near the bottom, they'd have made a good bit of money.

My 1550 Word Article Only Had 35 Article Views - What Happened?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There is a Billy Joel Song called the "Entertainer" and in it there is a line; "If you want to have a hit, you have to make it quick, so they cut it down to 3:05," meaning his great masterpiece song was of no commercial value because it was too long, so they cut it down. Well, the same thing goes for online articles. And if you are an Article Author, you need to realize this.

Is Iran is Out of Control? Maybe Half the Time
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It's hard to say why all the hardliners of all the rogue nations came out of the woodwork this week with threats of military force. Even China proclaimed that their military force was comparable to the West, which in size maybe, but certainly not in technology or ability. Personally, I have a theory, it goes like this; The Two Sun Spots that occurred are causing humans, leaders of nation-states' militaries to have the equivalent of road rage behavior.

Religious Debates Online - How to Write Articles Online Which Slam Religion
[News-and-Society:Religion] If you go online you will find an abundance of religious related material. There are an unbelievable number of church websites, and websites that belong to numerous religious organizations of every sect and faith. Indeed, you will also find nonreligious websites such as agnostic and atheist sites.

Cleaning Up - How to Write Articles on Basic Cleaning Tips
[Home-Improvement:Cleaning-Tips-and-Tools] We are all challenged by how to clean certain stains, spills, and debris around our homes and on various surfaces of the things we own, rent, borrow, or use. Perhaps, it is for this reason that one of the number one books sold in nonfiction is a book on 1001 ways to clean anything. In fact, it seems like we are always trying to clean something, and not just during that infamous time of the year that we call; Spring Cleaning.

How to Write Articles on Scientific Breakthroughs on Fighting Disease
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] People who have serious diseases are always holding out for hope that a cure will be found, or a new treatment will be discovered to prolong their life. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs it has been explained that the need for self-preservation is amongst the highest. People pray and hope that they will live long enough to see a scientific breakthrough that can fix their condition.

Kids Don't Come With Instruction Manuals - How to Write Articles on Parenting
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] There are a number of books on parenting, and you can go to any bookstore and see an entire shelve of such books; books, which give us tips and techniques to raise our children. Unfortunately, many of these parents and authors have different styles, and some of them contradict each other. So then, what's a parent to do?

Online Article Misunderstandings Can Happen to Anyone
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Anyone who's written a good number of online articles will eventually run into an online misunderstanding, and when it happens to you, well, you must remain calm and try to rectify the situation. Yes, something happened to me not too long ago, which did prompt this article as a warning to others. Just the other day a friend of mine mentioned to me that they ran into a snag, where someone accused them of plagiarism when indeed, they did not, have not, and would never do such a thing.

Old Junk Online - Is Old Content Clogging the Internet?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] What do you do, when you are trying to do serious research or find important information and all that comes back in the search engines is junk; old content, that is outdated, incorrect, or not applicable due to it's date. More and more people are making this finding and they are complaining about it too. Can you blame them?

Staying Healthy and in Shape - How to Write Articles on Health and Well Being
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] With all the TV news about Obama's new health care plan, a lot of people are reconsidering the importance of staying healthy, and the fact that there may not be a public option, or if their health insurance rates could almost double, according to some conservative think tanks. Why would insurance rates double? Well, the opponents of President Obama's Health Care Bill say that all health care services, doctors and hospitals will double their prices.

Alternative Choices to Western Medicine - How to Write Articles on Alternative Medicine
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] More and more people are becoming anti-drug, and I don't just mean illegal drugs, I am talking about pharmaceutical drugs. More and more moms are refusing to put their kids on Prozac and Ritalin. Some families will not even let their kids get vaccines for the flu, or take antibiotics, as they are afraid of the medicine much worse than the diseases, and few other issues these medicines are geared to prevent.

"Your House in the Middle of the Street," How to Write Articles About Home and Family
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The Internet is not just for young people anymore, now everyone is on the Internet and even grandmothers are texting their friends. Interestingly enough, older folks have a totally different set of interests when they go online. Much of their day is spent thinking about their friends and family, and the home where they live.

Home Gardening Content - How to Write an Article on Gardening
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There's been quite a bit of news lately on gardening. Even the First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House has a vegetable garden, with fresh produce, which is grown on the property. She is leading by example, showing all Americans that they can save money, and eat well if they grow their own fruits and vegetables.

Without Software Our Computers Wouldn't Turn On - How to Write Articles on Software
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] If you were to pick up a magazine 30 years ago there probably wouldn't be any stories about software inside, but guess what? This isn't 30 years ago, and I'm not your daddy, and we live in the new millennium. It's faster, it's more exciting, and it's here to stay.

If You Don't Care About Money You'll Never Have Any - How to Write Articles on Finance
[Finance:Personal-Finance] It seems these days everything is about money. If you ask someone why they lost their job, or why they were laid-off they will tell you because of the economy, and they will explain how we had the subprime lending fallout, when the bundled mortgages that were bought and sold were wrongly valued. And then they will tell you, and that's why they lost their job; it's all about money.

There is More to You Than a Credit Score - How to Write Articles on Personal Credit
[Finance:Credit] It's amazing we do not teach financial literacy in high school. I am told by many older high school teachers that they used to do that, and many home economics teachers said they used to teach people how to budget, balance a check book, pay bills, and sock money away for a rainy day. Nowadays, with "no child left behind" it's all about reading, literacy, math, and science, that's what rules the day, and if there is time after all that, then there are elected classes people can take to learn about personal finance and credit.

It Sure Looks Good, How Does it Work? How to Write Articles on Computer Hardware
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] It's amazing how far computer hardware has come in just the last decade. Even in the last five years the difference is simply astounding. It used to be if you bought a laptop it was good for about two years, and then you had to buy a new one.

Multi-Level Marketing Content - How to Write an Article on Multi-Level Marketing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] With more and more people laid-off, some have been enticed to start their own small businesses, and so they've turned to multilevel marketing. Now not everyone makes money in multilevel marketing, but the ones that work hard at it can make some money. Because this is such a hot topic right now, there are many people who are going online and searching MLM type businesses, and how to best promote their companies.

"I Want to Run My Own Business" - How to Write an Article on Home Based Business Life
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] When times are tough and during downturns in the business cycle there are more and more people who lose their jobs. These laid-off employees are looking for something else to do, knowing that it is not likely that they will get a job anytime soon. After all, when no corporations or small businesses are hiring every time there is a single opening, there are 500 applicants.

Working at Home - How to Write an Article on Starting a Home Based Business Considered
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] More and more people are finding it difficult to get a job in these hard economic times. It is starting to look like we're going to have a jobless recovery, just like in the recession of 2001. In other words, the economy will recover, the stock market will come back, retail sales will go back up, but the job growth will lag far behind.

Time to Fix Up the Home - How to Write General Home Improvement Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Not too long ago, if you'll recall gasoline in the United States reached five dollars per gallon. And interestingly enough, many economic analysts and oil commodity traders believe that it's only a matter of time before it gets up to that high cost again, and this time it might stay there. With this fact known, and also with the recent economic recession, fewer and fewer people are jumping into their car and doing much traveling during the summer months.

Green Homes Are In - How to Write Articles on Alternative Energy Home Improvement
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] During this last recession many homeowners have really been watching their budgets. They are worried about energy costs, fuel costs, and many of them are worried about their jobs. Perhaps, this is why alternative energy home improvement projects have been all the rage.

Staying Fit Makes Sense - How to Write Articles on General Fitness
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's almost as if you can't even pick up a newspaper anymore without someone discussing health care. Now everyone's talking about staying in shape, preventative health care, health care insurance, eating right, and what type of workouts will make their bodies look young again, and give them the energy they once had. Yes, staying fit makes sense, and exercising is in once again.

Computer Games Are Here to Stay - How to Write Articles on Computer Gaming
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Indeed, I guess you don't need me to tell you that computer games are here to stay. In fact, it's not just for kids anymore, many adults and some baby boomers are actually playing computer games. Why you ask; simple, because they've become so real.

Staying Fit and Healthy is a Must - How to Write Articles on Health and Fitness Topics
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] As we all watch the mass media and all the chaos and contrived controversy concerning the health care insurance debate, more and more people have woken up to the fact that the government might not be there in the future if we get sick or ill. Our private health insurance companies could go out of business, and therefore, no one will be providing insurance for health care in the future. Worse, many conservative think tanks are scaring us into the reality of waiting in line for healthcare like many other citizens do in socialist countries that have so-called free...

So, How Did You Like the Computer Game? How to Write Computer Game Review Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Well, it turns out the computer games weren't as bad after all! More and more people are getting into computer gaming and not just the younger generation. Computer games are now getting more sophisticated and we are starting to get into virtual reality, even the military uses high-tech video game simulators to train their warfighters.

Computer Groups Online - How to Write an Article on Computer Gaming Communities
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's no wonder with the popularity of computer games that so many groups are forming online. Some people liken these computer gaming communities online to a Virtual Alcoholics Anonymous, as they say that; "Most of the computer gamers that are so into it, that they would join such a group are obviously addicted." In fact, it was recently noted that 20% of all computer gamers were addicted to playing computer games.

Without Eating Or Drinking We'd All Die - How to Write Articles on Food and Drink
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] "Live Long and Prosper," Spock said. This is decent advice, and there is an old saying from the Viking days, it goes something like this; "Be Well, Live Well, and Live Longest," which is also good advice. But today, I'd like to talk to you about some advice that many people feel very dear to their heart.

Energy Costs - How to Write an Article on Energy Savings Around the Home
[News-and-Society:Energy] Despite the fact that the United States has some of the lowest energy costs per kilowatt hour of any nation, many people are looking at ways to save energy in order to save money on their monthly bill. What some people do not understand is if everyone saves money on their bill, our power plants will receive less revenue, and their operating costs will go up, so our energy bills per kilowatt hour will rise.

High Tech Toys We Can't Turn Off - How to Write Articles on Personal Tech
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you don't think personal tech is important then obviously you don't watch the stock market during the day or CNBC news. After all, one statement from Steve Jobs and Apple's stock skyrockets, along with the entire tech sector; and later in the day; "lo and behold" if the entire the entire Dow doesn't post a strong gain. Consider if you will, just in the recent past, we've had the iPhone, the new Kindle, and all these new smart phone all-in-one gadgets.

Landscaping Content Considered - How to Write an Article on Home Landscaping
[Home-Improvement:Landscaping-Outdoor-Decorating] If you ask any Realtor what the best home improvement is to increase the value of your home, they will tell you the front yard landscaping. This is because "curb appeal" is very important to new buyers. When they drive up the first thing they think is; "Is that a place that I'd like to live?

Once You Write the E-Book - How to Write Articles on How to Get Ebooks Published
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] There are all kinds of folks giving advice on e-books these days. And their advice ranges from how to get ideas on book topics to where to find the best formats; from how to write outlines to how to complete the content; and from how to edit it to how to convert the E-Book to PDF. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot of good information out there about how to get your e-books published and onto Amazon so people can download it to their Kindle.

Choosing a Contractor Considered - How to Write a Consumer Article on Hiring Contractors
[Home-Improvement] As homeowners we often worry about our home improvement projects. Some of them we find ourselves feeling comfortable enough to do it without help after reading instructions, articles, or "how to books" on home improvement. However, at other times we realize we simply do not have the expertise, skill, or craftsmanship to do the job ourselves.

Weather Underground and Online - How to Write Online Articles About Weather Topics
[News-and-Society:Weather] Did you know that the weather station on TV is one of the most popular channels, and many people tune in two and three times a day? In fact, it is as popular as the Discovery Channel, or the history Channel. This means people are interested about issues that concern the weather, and why shouldn't they be?

Domestic Pet Content - How to Write Articles on Pet Topics Online
[Pets] Anyone who owns a pet, loves their pet more than anything. This is nothing new for human history, as during our evolution we have evolved with other animals, and lived side-by-side. They say "dog is man's best friend," and in ancient times this was probably true too.

Real Estate Online Content - How to Write Articles on Real Estate Topics For the Public
[Real-Estate] Prior to the real estate bubble burst it was amazing to pick up a newspaper and see that there could be as many as 10 articles throughout the newspaper on the topic of real estate. Everyone was trying to buy, sell, or flip a home. First time buyers were buying houses with no money down, and not even proof of income to pay back the loan.

Commercial Real Estate - How to Write Articles on Commercial Construction Topics For the Industry
[Real-Estate:Commercial-Construction] The commercial real estate market has seen better days, and not a lot is happening right now. We are still at the bottom of the recession on our way back up. The FED chairman stated the other day that he thought that we were most likely over the recession.

Rental Units and Online Content - How to Write Property Management Articles Online
[Real-Estate:Property-Management] The commercial real estate market has taken a huge hit, and property management companies along with it. These companies are doing everything they can to prevent increased vacancies, or the need to display a for lease sign in their units. Rental units that remain empty do not bring in any revenue, this means that many of the commercial properties cannot pay their mortgages.

Protecting Our Homes - How to Write Home Security Articles
[Home-Improvement:Security] The Federal Bureau of Investigation has put out stats that show when the foreclosure rate goes up by 1%, the crime rate increases by 2.8%. Much of this has to do with the broken window theory and the basic crime triangle, which states that you need three things in order to have a crime; you need a victim, a location, and an opportunity for the criminal.

Personal Insurance Content - How to Write Articles on Insurance Topics For Consumers
[Insurance] Everyone knows they need insurance in case of a catastrophic event, something that could set them back, burn up their life savings, or force them into bankruptcy. Still, people realize that they pay too much on insurance, and that the insurance companies do not always pay the claims. This is a big dilemma for folks, and few people really understand the insurance policies they have, exactly what the coverage involves, and why they are paying so much.

Internet E-Commerce Content - How to Write Articles on Internet Business Start-Up Concepts
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Sometimes starting a business can be fairly easy. That is to say if you start a home business, and are buying some type of business opportunity, which has everything spelled out; or starting a small business that is pretty straight forward where you can buy business plans online that pretty much tell you everything you need to know. However, it's not so easy to start an Internet business selling something you've never sold before online.

Military Content and Information - How to Write Articles on Military Topics For the Public
[News-and-Society:Military] Military expenditures, war efforts in Afghanistan, and the rebuilding of Iraq have been in the news quite a bit and yet, so many citizens do not trust the media to give them accurate information. The public really wants more information, many turn to alternative news, foreign news, and even some turn to conspiracy theory websites to get more information. Worse, they wonder how much of that information is real also.

Political Commentary and Opinion Online - How to Write Op Ed Pieces Online
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Over the past few years many of the great political commentators have passed on, this means they are no longer with us, and their wit and humor, along with their incredible insight and the years, sometimes many decades worth of knowledge is no longer available to help us decipher current political events. This has created havoc and chaos for many of the TV networks, and the major newspapers where they worked. Nevertheless, there is always opportunity in crisis.

Media Calling Joe Wilson a Little Known Congressman
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] This articles is an Op-Ed piece on the Joe Wilson VS. President Obama comment during Obama's speech to the American People and Congress. It's hard hitting, but something that must be discussed.

Social Media is a Force to Be Reckoned With - How to Write Articles on Social Media
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] Social network media is becoming stronger every day, and the more people who sign up the more power it gathers. Social media is literally an extension of social democracy in real time. Many governments are afraid of social networks especially illegitimate regimes.

Investments and Wall Street - How to Write Articles on Investing For the Consumer Investor
[Investing] With all the negative news media about the Wall Street crash and the global financial crisis, many people missed the bottom of the stock market. In fact, it's up nearly 40% already, and many people did not get back in to catch this incredible growth. It snuck up on everybody, and unfortunately it is the Consumer Investor who wasn't watching the actual market, but rather listening to the negativity about the economic conditions in the newspapers and on TV.

Skateboard Content Online - How to Write Articles on Skateboarding
[Recreation-and-Sports:Skateboarding] If you are a skateboarder, or were in the past, then surely you like to page through Skateboarding Magazine, look at all the new types of boards and equipment, and look at all the pictures of all the new parks and aerial tricks that skateboarders are doing these days. If you are older, it is amazing how far things have come, how light and maneuverable the boards are, and how agile the skaters are. Nothing is as it was, everything now is made of high-tech NASA type materials, and they are getting better each year.

Automotive Racing at Its Finest - How to Write Articles on Auto Racing
[Recreation-and-Sports:Auto-Racing] It is all about the need for speed, as they say and if you've ever been to a NASCAR event or an Indy Car race, you know just what I'm talking about. Automotive Racing is something that captures the imagination and essence of the modern American male. It is about the speed, the adrenaline, and the roaring engines.

Jogging and Running Content - How to Write Articles on Running
[Recreation-and-Sports:Running] America is getting fatter, and fewer and fewer people are able to go out jogging, their knees and ankles can't handle it, they are overweight. Nevertheless, there are tens of millions of Americans that are hooked on running, and looking for that natural high of endorphins. These same joggers and runners are interested in their sport, and hobby and they have a thirst for information on the topic.

Dating and Relationship Content - How to Write Articles on Dating
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] For those who have been in long-term relationships or marriages that are now over with, they often find it very difficult to get back into the world of dating. They've heard all the horror stories of the blind dates from hell, or the dates that not only didn't work out, but turned out to be with someone who is a psychopath. All this is kind of funny, until happens to you.

Relationship Advice and Content - How to Write Articles on Relationships
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's often been said that humans are social animals, and if we look around it's obvious that this is true. We often get together in groups, or with family, or enjoy ourselves with a loved one. Some of us are still on the dating scene and looking for that soul-mate or very special person, it's hard to say if such folks will ever find what they are looking for, but they continue to look nevertheless.

Sporting Events and Content - How to Write Articles on Sports For the Internet
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most American Males tend to read the sporting section first in the newspaper, and apparently if you ask them they will tell you that they read the sports section first in case they get interrupted, at least they know the scores of who won. If you get into further conversation with them they will tell you that they trust the sports scores, where they don't believe much of the other content in the newspaper. Isn't that interesting; well, it actually makes sense?

All the Bad Guys Die in the End As the Spy Novel Continues - A Book Review For You
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Robert Ludlum is one of my favorite authors and I'd put him in the same high esteem as authors like Tom Clancy and others in this genre. He is an action thriller novel writer with a message, and stories of intrigue with more twists and turns than Super Cross. One of the most recent books I've read is one I enjoyed so much, I thought I'd recommend it to you in this book review.

Teen Information and Content - How to Write Articles on Teen Topics
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The Internet is enjoyed by people of all ages, literally everyone is online now. The demographics of online users is now skewing more towards the actual demographics of the population. Still, the number of online using teens is still disproportional, as they spend lots of times online in their social networks emailing friends and chatting around the globe.

Legal Online Content - How to Write Legal Articles For the General Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most people fear the legal system. They realize that if someone sues them, they are out big dollars and will lose lots of money, and even if they win a lawsuit they must pay dearly for merely engaging in the fight. It's not fair in their minds, thus, they have a distrust of the system, a fear of lawyers, and realize they do not understand all they need to know.

Legal Review Content Online - How to Write Legal Articles to Help Small Business People
[Legal] Often lawyers cannot comprehend why on Earth so many small business people distrust their profession. Not long ago, a lawyer told me a story about an old friend from junior high school he had 30 years ago. He decided to look him up and they got to talking and hit it off very well, until they asked each other what they did for a living.

Legal Content Online - How to Write Legal Regulatory Articles
[Legal:Regulatory-Compliance] Despite what you might think you do not have to be a lawyer to post legal regulatory articles online. As long as you are not giving legal advice you are good to go. Further, you should not assume that lawyers, or attorneys know more than you do when it comes to legal regulatory issues, as you are both reading from the same codes, rules, and regulations.

News Commentary Online Challenged at Last - How to Write Articles on News Topics
[News-and-Society] It seems everywhere we look there are tons of news articles. We just can't get away from it. Every time we go to a home page there is another news article.

Stock Picks and Online Content Challenged - How to Write Articles on Stock Choices
[Investing:Stocks] They say that those authors that write about the future often have the future come back and bite them in the butt. This is very true and it's very true for those folks that pick stocks, and then predict their future valuation. If you are to go on CNBC during the day and watch the show you will see people who disagree with each other, both stock-picking experts, with predictions 180-degrees apart.

Insurance Content Online - How to Write Articles on Insurance For the Industry
[Insurance] The insurance industry has been given quite a bit of bad mouthing from major politicians in the last few years. Perhaps, it started with Elliot Spitzer as he attacked AIG throwing Hank Greenberg out of his own company, which some say led to the economic collapse as the new president of AIG was insuring credit default swaps at record levels. Nevertheless AIG has a black eye in the media and it is the largest insurance company.

Insurance Marketing - How to Write Insurance Articles For Trade Journals
[Insurance:Agents-Marketers] Due to the fact that trade journals are having a hard time during the recession, and losing subscribers due to businesses failing, more and more of these publications are turning towards their readers and folks in the industry Association to write articles and content. If you pick up a trade Journal in almost any industry today you will find articles about insurance, written by an individual who specializes in that particular industry sector niche in providing insurance for the businesses that participate in that field.

Workers Comp Legal Content - How to Write Articles on Workmen's Compensation For the Public
[Insurance:Workers-Compensation] The cost of workers compensation insurance has risen steeply in many states over last five years. Most small business owners believe this is because of excessive lawsuits, and monopolistic tendencies of the insurance companies once they get a license to sell workers compensation in a given state. Some of this may be true, and whether it is or not completely factual, it is what the most people believe.

Workers Comp Content - How to Write Workers Compensation Articles For Small Businesses
[Insurance:Workers-Compensation] Most all small businesses will curse and swear when you mention workers compensation premiums, and how much it is costing them to operate their business because of these laws. Each one will tell you a story about their own company, or a friend who owns a company that was cheated out of money because an employee claimed to be hurt when they weren't really injured on the job. The costs to defend such lawsuits are out of control, and some of the settlements don't make any sense.

Reality of Online Businesses - How to Write Articles on Internet Business For the General Public
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] It is truly amazing how many laid-off people think that they are going to start an Internet business and make a lot of money. Most of them have their hearts set on simply equaling their current salary by running some type of online business. Unfortunately, the reality is that most people that start Internet type businesses actually end up losing money, or never really make very much at all.

Blogging and Blog Content - How to Write Articles on Blogging For Bloggers Who Blog
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Is literally unbelievable the number of blogs that are on the Internet since 2001. If you look at a graph or a chart of how many new blogs show up on the Internet each day you will be blown away by the hyperbolic curve. Since so many people are starting blogs, these folks desire information on the topic; it seems they just can't get enough.

Small Business Blogging Content - How to Write Articles on Business Blogging
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Blogging is not just for teenagers anymore, many small business owners are seeing that if they set up blogs, their local customers will come and read them, subscribe, and this leads to more purchases in their stores. Real estate professionals have found that they can blog about a new listing, and use careful tags, and increase their exposure and ranking in Google, which will help them get more clientele and perhaps even sell a home.

eBooks and Electronic Book Marketing - How to Write Articles on How to Write eBooks
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] Most of us have always known that electronic books would be the next big thing. And it wasn't just until recently that we found out just how big it potentially would get. With the advent of Kindle, and now the easy downloading of eBooks from Amazon, we see a whole new realm opening up.

Social Media is Changing the World - How to Write Articles on Social Media For Small Businesses
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] It is quite interesting that something that started out for teenagers, social media, has now been discovered by small business people, and even corporate giants. Even governments are using twitter to promote their agenda and national propaganda. Likewise those that oppose illegitimate regimes are using social networking media to bring them down; power to the people.

Economic Realities - Writing Economic Articles Online For the General Public
[News-and-Society:Economics] It's amazing that we live in a free market society, and we've become the greatest nation on Earth through the use of capitalism, and yet so many people do not understand the economics that drive the growth, and the high standards of living which we all enjoy. Some folks at the bottom of the recession believe that things are not that good and they reason they are not due to capitalism. This is absolute nonsense.

The Realities of Alternative Energy - Writing Articles on Energy For the General Public
[News-and-Society:Energy] Most folks that work in the energy industry realize that 60% of the energy we create comes from coal-fired plants. And they realize the incredible amount of energy that we demand in the United States. Perhaps, this is why many of them shake their heads when they read articles, and propaganda about alternative energy sources.

Setting Goals and Goal Oriented Content Considered - Writing Articles on Goal Topics
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] We know from listening to our friends, and probably from our own experiences that is very difficult to stay on course after we make our New Year's resolutions. Perhaps, this is because people set their goals too high, and they do their goal setting when they are in a euphoric state of mind. Goal setting is not hard to do, but it is difficult to do it correctly.

Politics and America - How to Write Political Pundit Articles Online
[News-and-Society:Politics] The level of sound and fury throughout the political spectrum is absolutely out of control. In fact, if you step back and look at it, you have to laugh at how ridiculous it all is. The amount of chaos and controversy that is contrived by the mass media of newspapers, talk radio, TV, and the Internet is enough to blow anyone away.

Home Buyers and Legal Docs - How to Write Articles on Real Estate Law For the General Public
[Legal:Real-Estate-Law] Most new home buyers do not have a clue as to what all the documentation says which they are signing while buying a piece of property. It's unfortunate, and there are sometimes 100s of pages of legal stuff they sign when purchasing a home such as the stuff from the bank, mortgage company, real estate office, title company, etc. etc.

Environmental News Content - How to Write Articles on Environmental Issues For the General Public
[News-and-Society:Environmental] One of the most popular types of articles these days are those that deal with green environmentalism. These subtopics such as alternative energy, recycling, and hybrid automobiles are also quite popular. Amazingly enough, these types of articles get almost as much play as Hollywood popularity contest articles about people like Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, or Janet Jackson.

Writing Online Articles - How to Write Short Online Internet Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] In this day and age we find that the average Internet surfer is clicking in and out of various web-pages in less than 18 seconds. They rarely read anything of length, this means that if you are a writer or an article author you need to keep your articles short, to the point, and deliver the information as soon as possible. If you don't grab your reader within the first couple of sentences, or at least of first paragraph, it's over with, they are gone, and they have clicked to a new page.

Energy Efficient Homes and How to Write Articles on Green Real Estate Topics
[Real-Estate:Green-Real-Estate] At the height of the real estate bubble it was amazing how many people were reading articles on real estate. It seems that every single person was in on the game; trying to flip houses, or buying the dream house they've always wanted at no money down. There was some talk of green real estate, alternative energy, solar panels, installation strategies, and LED lighting, but nothing like there is now after the housing burst.

Raw Land Investments - How to Write Articles on Land Investing
[Real-Estate:Land] Prior to the real estate crash there were lots of articles on real estate investment and on raw land investing. These days you don't see many articles like that, however you probably should. Why you ask?

Self Improvement and Why We Want It - How to Write General Self Improvement Articles Online
[Self-Improvement] If you go online and surf around the Internet you are bound to find self-improvement articles at every turn. If you log onto the home page of MSN dot-com, you will find many articles in the self-improvement category. Often, there are two or three articles at any given time.

Achieving Success and the Content We Read Online - How to Write Articles on Success and Achievement
[Self-Improvement:Achievement] Let's face it everyone wants to be successful and to achieve success in their life. Each one of us decides what success means to us and our family. We often create goals so that we can see the fruition of our hard work in our careers, family, the sports we play, and almost every endeavor in our lives.

Angry People and Anger Content Considered - How to Write Articles on Anger Management
[Self-Improvement:Anger-Management] During recessionary periods when people are stressed out, or on hot days when people are on the verge of road rage, we feel the tension of our society and civilization on edge. We then understand why Anger Management is so important. It's easy to create online content recommending that people chill out, count to 10, or relax their belt a notch.

Coaching and Consulting Content Considered - How to Write Articles on Coaching
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] It seems these days with more folks laid-off and losing their jobs that we have a huge number of folks entering the consulting and coaching field. Some of them have qualifications to work in that line of work, although most don't. Indeed, I've noticed in the last few years an abundance of new entrants calling themselves professional coaches.

Creative Online Content Considered - How to Write Articles on Creativity
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] Creativity is something that neurologists and psychologists don't know a lot about. Therefore, it is rather interesting that there are so many books written on the subject, and so many articles on the Internet about this topic. There is no silver bullet to make someone more creative, and since every single human brain is wired a little bit differently, many of the strategies, techniques, and tips that are recommended by the gurus of creativity don't often work.

Happiness Online and Content Considered - How to Write Articles on Happiness
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Everyone knows that bad news sells, and that our nation's newspapers spend lots of the inc purveying created chaos and controversy. It is the sound and fury that pays their bills, we all know this. If we go onto the Internet, we find that the number of positive or good articles are about "one in seven" to all the negative content online.

Innovating and Innovation Content - How to Write Articles on Innovation
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Did innovation slow down just because the economy has slowed down? Some believe the hype cycle has slowed down in Silicon Valley and other places, because there is less money flowing to venture capital firms, which are notorious for hyping the future and touting future innovations. It's hard to say if that is exactly true, or why it seems that innovation has slowed down, but it seems to have done just that.

Real Estate Development Content - How to Write Articles on Commercial Construction
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] During the height of the real estate bubble, you could not pick up the newspaper without reading about some huge real estate development project; perhaps a new housing tract, golf course, shopping center, government building, or business park. Of course, after the real estate crash all we've seen is such projects going bankrupt, and very few new projects being slated. The few that we do hear about are very small and often, government projects, hospitals, or basic infrastructure.

Leader and Leadership Content - How to Write Articles on Leadership Online
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If we look around these days we sure see a lot of online content that has to do with leadership skills. In fact, we see a lot of instruction, and advice for new leaders just entering the leadership field, as well as business leaders who need to learn how to go on to do greater things. There is an abundance of advice on the motivation of employees, delegating project tasks, and even on how to dress for success and deal with interpersonal business relationships.

Brain Enhancement and Memory Content - How to Write Articles on Memory Training
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There sure are a ton of experts in the Memory Training Category online. In fact, there are many people who are selling programs, books, and even software to help people with their Memories and remembering things. Unfortunately, quite a few of these individuals do not have very good memories themselves.

Brain Enhancement Content - How to Write Articles on Mind Development
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It has often been said; "A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste," and when we listen to this quote, it makes perfect sense. Still, I'd like to explain another wasteful process, and that is reading articles on mind development that do not give quality information or are not informative. You see, there are a lot of online articles about mind-development these days, written by a so-called experts in the field, and yet, these same people have not improved their IQ in years.

Motivational Content - How to Write Articles on Motivation
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It is amazing how many Internet surfers read articles, e-books, and listen to tapes and CD ROMs of motivational seminars by the top self-help gurus in the industry. Everyone wants to be motivated now and again, and perhaps this is why self-help motivational type books and tapes are the top sellers of almost any category at a major bookstore. It is probably for the same reason that so many online article authors are writing articles on Motivation topics.

Organize Your Life Type Content - How to Write Articles on How to Organize
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Living an organized life in a having a happy home where everything is in its proper place so it is neat and tidy will continue to have benefits for those which live this way. Perhaps, it is for this reason that there are so many people that spend so much time organizing. In fact, it's such a popular topic on the Internet that there are tens of thousands of writers each year that write articles on this topic.

Staying Positive With Positive Content - How to Write Articles on Positive Attitude
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Life is truly wonderful when everything is going your way; the sun is shining, everything happens on time, no what makes you wait in the line, everyone is your friend, and all your bills are paid. But guess what? We live in the real world, not a fantasy-land.

Self Confidence Online - How to Write Articles on Self Esteem
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most people who have lower self-esteem have gotten there because other people have told them that they lack confidence, or they have been ridiculed and received negative comments from their friends. We must understand that we all live in an era where "TV Sitcoms" are very popular, and Machiavellian survivor reality shows are at the top of the TV venue. In such scenarios, we see people verbally attacking and 'cutting down" each other in order to prop themselves up and the last person standing is the winner.

Speed Reading Advice and Content - How to Write Articles on Speed Reading
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It is amazing the abundance of articles that have showed up recently on the Internet about speed reading. Back in the 90s is was popular in commercials on TV for "Evelyn Wood's Speed Reading Dynamics," and during the infomercials and 90-second spots they had people flipping pages of books very rapidly and then claiming that they had read the book and knew everything in it. In fact, some of them were tested in their reading comprehension skills, and they were actually better than someone who has spent three or four hours reading the book.

Anti-Stress Advice and Content - How to Write Articles on Stress and Stress Management
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Let's face it life is a lot more complicated than it used to be. If we look at Indian cultures in places like Indonesia, we see Islanders that sit around with their families all day. They do a little fishing, they do a little farming, and they kick back the rest of the day.

Collectibles and Jewelry Content - How to Write Collectible Jewelry Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you go online and search Jewelry topics you will find that there are a number of books, and articles on this subject. One of the biggest topics in the category of jewelry is collectible jewelry. Apparently, there is a huge following for those authors that specialize in this venue.

Destination and Trip Content - How to Write Consumer Travel Articles Online
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you go online these days and put in a destination point, any city, anywhere in the world you are bound to find consumer travel articles. Interestingly enough, many people get online before they decide to go to a certain city to visit and learn all they can, and they read these articles too. In fact, they are some of the most popular articles on the Internet.

Aviation and Airplane Content - How to Write Articles on Aerospace Development For the Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It's amazing all the new developments in the field of aerospace. Take the airline manufacturing industry for instance, Airbus has just built the largest passenger jet in the history of mankind; the A380. Boeing is just about to come out with its new Dreamliner, 787 model, an aircraft that will be made out of carbon fiber composites.

Aviation Online Content - How to Write Articles About Aviation Events
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you've never been to the Paris Air Show, you need to go sometime in your life. If you've never been to the Oshkosh Air Show with all the experimental airplanes you need to go at least once. And for all those who have ever been to either of these large air shows, the largest in the world in fact, well, they are always interested in reading articles about such Aviation Events.

Preparing Inspirational Content - How to Write Inspiring Articles on the Internet
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] More and more people go online for inspiration, and fewer and fewer people are finding what they want. Instead they get caught up in tit-for-tat dialogues on Internet forums, or cat fights on blog post commenting sessions. This is not what the Internet was designed for nor was it intended to be, but this is what it has become for many people.

How to Write Articles on Article Marketing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There are really two aspects to the article marketing venue online. First, you have to write quality content, and that means you have to write good articles. And second, you need to be careful how you title those articles to attract the readers, and then you must deliver on the promise of the title so that the Internet surfer will click on the byline.

Bicycle Content - How to Write Articles on Cycling
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] One great thing about the Internet is it brings people together from all parts of the country and even worldwide who have the same hobbies. Take bicycling for instance; there are many cyclists around the United States who enjoy the sport immensely, as some ride mountain bikes on trails, some ride BMX bikes for tricks and to race...

How to Write Articles - General Writing Topics For New Writers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] It is interesting as writers that we spend a good amount of time talking about our profession; writing. And therefore we end up writing about writing. That is kind of funny when you think about it, as you are writing about how to write.

How to Write "Learn How to Fly" Articles
[Travel-and-Leisure:Aviation-Airplanes] There are many people who would love to learn how to fly, but no one has yet has invited them to the airport for an introductory flight. Many people in our society have no idea the freedom that flying can give them, or how inexpensive it is to get your pilot's license. Flying is a lot like golf, it is a very expensive hobby, but if it is done slowly and piece meal it may not be as expensive as many people think.

Fractional Jets For Businesses - Writing Articles and Getting Information Out
[Travel-and-Leisure:Charter-Jets] Most entrepreneurs and businessmen understand what fractional jets are. And many of the folks that are in business who turned to aviation as a hobby, as it is a rich man's sport, quickly see the value of aircraft in transportation, and they also realize that they can write an aircraft off on their taxes. Why not own a fractional jet aircraft, ranch a chartered jet, or by a corporate aircraft for yourself rather than paying that money in taxes?

Charter Jets and Getting Information and Articles Out to the Public
[Travel-and-Leisure:Charter-Jets] For those of us in the general aviation industry we realize that there are two types of folks that might be reading articles on chartered jets, or the fractional jet market. There are those that you need at the airport and engage in "hangar-talk" and they already know a good deal about the general aviation sector both inside and out. They know the aircraft, the challenges, and the reality of the costs and profits, or lack thereof behind the scenes.

High Tech Sailing and How to Write Articles For the Industry
[Travel-and-Leisure:Sailing] The sailing sector is both a business and a hobby. The boat, sail, and equipment makers are busy making a living trying to one-ups-man-ship on the next, while the recreational sailors, and serious sailors are busy enjoying it all and pushing all this new gear to it's limits. It therefore makes sense for the writer of sailing articles to focus on several aspects of the industry and to focus on their intended audiences.

Choosing a Tattoo - How to Write Articles on Tattoos For the General Public
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Tattoos] If you go to a Southern California beach these days you will notice how many people have tattoos. Many of these are especially easy to notice because people are wearing fewer clothes at the beach and dressed in a scantily clad fashion. Interestingly enough, it is amazing the variety of tattoos that are available, and the types of designs that people take so personally that they would stamp their bodies permanently with.

The Tech Age of Content - How to Write Articles on Computer Technology For the Public
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you go to websites like Slashdot, you will see that the geeks are alive and well and running the world. They seem to know everything about everything, including every fact about computer technology that has ever been known by any human on this planet. Of course, not everyone is a Techy, it takes a certain type of person to be into that sort of stuff.

Failing to Plan and How to Write Strategic Planning Articles For Small Businesses
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Due to recessionary economic pressures, many small businesses have gone out of business and it is amazing the number of "for lease" signs we see around town these days. Still, there are a number of small businesses that have weathered the majority of the storm, and as we come out of this recession they are left with huge opportunities in the market place. After all, most of their competition is no longer in business, and there is more of a market share for them.

VC Content Online - How to Write Articles on Venture Capital For the General Public
[Business:Venture-Capital] Most people do not understand how venture capitalist firms work. They only know that they make a lot of money, well, that is, "if" you happen to be one of the investors. If you are invested in such a company you stand to make a lot of money with everyone else in the group.

How to Write Articles on Public Speaking
[Writing-and-Speaking:Public-Speaking] Writing articles about public speaking is not as easy as it sounds, as we are talking about a skill set that's done in the real world, and thus, the challenges of writing articles in this venue are the same ones we might have if we were trying to give a speech on "how to ride a bicycle" to an audience that had never seen one before, or never ridden on one. Now most of those who might read articles on public speaking have on one or more occasion done a little speaking on their own, and now they wish to hone their skills.

How to Write Articles on Technical Writing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] Writing articles about how to write technical papers, reports, manuals and research papers takes a lot of practice, and precision in these "How To" articles is as important as the advice on being precise in the actual work. You see, technical writing is all about giving information to the reader in a format that they can comprehend, digest easily, and remember once they are done reading. The same holds true for articles on how writers ought to approach their technical writing projects.

How to Write Articles on Writing Articles For New Online Writers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] There are hundreds of thousands of online article writers in the United States alone and by the time everyone in China learns English, they'll be writing articles by the boatloads too. In fact, some 400 million Chinese are learning English right now, and that is a 100,000 more people than the USA has in population. Interestingly enough, I've noticed something very interesting about online article writers and that is once they have written a ton of articles, they often write about; "writing articles" and you might ask yourself why?

How to Write Multi-Media Plans and Development Strategies
[Business:Strategic-Planning] Most writers at some point in their freelance writing career get assigned rather weird tasks, and not long ago, just sort a thing happened to me. Someone asked me to help them write up the planes for the multi-media strategy for their company. It was a high-tech company and they definitely needed one.

Why Not Travel to Arizona and California?
[Travel-and-Leisure] Many folks that leave in the Eastern Parts of the United States cannot conceive of the differences in the Western States, specifically in places like CA and AZ. But, I'd invite them to travel and take a look, because they will be glad they did. One can easily fly into LAX or Phoenix International Airport and jump into a rent-a-car and check it all out.

Bar Graphs and Pie Charts Are the Easiest to Understand - Technical Writing Tip
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] Technical Writing is much more difficult than regular writing. Often there are rules and procedures, and specific formats that must be used. More importantly, when dealing with technical information and data, the writer or researcher cannot afford to lose the reader and must fully explain their position and what the information means. And they must realize that if they do not spell it out correctly they will be misinterpreted and that can cause problems.

Commodities and Futures - Understanding World Production and Distribution Disruptions
[Investing:Futures-and-Commodities] If you are considering buying and selling commodities, then it pays to know a little bit about the world production of the commodities you will be trading, as well as the distribution systems that transport these goods and products to market. This will help you understand where potential disruptions in distribution, and transportation might occur. And it will also allow you to understand the media hype behind the kinds of things that drive commodity prices higher or lower.

Creative Excellence Requires Pushing Boundaries and Limits of Ideas and Objects
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] You should never limit your thoughts and ideas. Just because something is not politically correct to think about does not mean that you can't. If you believe you can't, or shouldn't then you won't and if you don't you lose the capacity to reason and adapt.

Creative Problem Solving Requires an Understanding of the Question
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] Have you ever heard the saying; "If you ask the wrong question, you will get the wrong answer," well, it's true what they say and this is where creative problem-solving can help you make great leaps of understanding. You cannot creatively solve any problem or challenge in life unless you understand the question, and sometimes the question is more important than the answer. Think about that for a second.

The Creative Mind Doesn't Define, it Works to Combine
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] Let's face it, the human mind likes to categorize everything it sees and then pit this information against all of its other collected data. For instance, have you ever noticed that people ask you where you're from? Then they ask you what you do for a living, and then they ask you about your family?

USA Follows Brazil's Action Levying Tariffs on Imported Chinese Tires
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Sometimes it seems that all our Executive Branch Politicians are the same. Many people like to chastise President Bush, and yet, I never really saw him as a poor leader.

Innovation Failure and Stall Recovery
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] It is my sincere belief that there is no such thing as Innovation Failure. Doing your research and innovating just for the sake of doing it almost always yields results. Sometimes it may be difficult to recognize what you created or the many applications that might be rendered from such discoveries, but that certainly doesn't = failure.

Commodities and Futures - Understanding the Hype That Goes Into Market Swings
[Investing:Futures-and-Commodities] It is amazing sometimes how fast the oil futures will move, sometimes the commodities market moves the opposite direction of what you believe they should do, based on the news and the reality of the marketplace. This is because commodities run through an incredible hype cycle, and traders of commodities can move the markets and get the momentum going in any given direction. If you are a smalltime investor there is not much you can do about this.

Commodities and Futures - Understanding Why the Weather is Important
[Investing:Futures-and-Commodities] For those that are playing the commodities market, especially those commodities that deal with food and energy, it's important to understand all about the weather. An ice storm that is going to hit the New England states will cause a supply and demand issue on the price of natural gas with an upward bias. If the media gets a hold of it and hypes it as a major extreme weather event the price could go significantly higher even if the weather reports are incorrect, or the forecast is botched.

What is Your Company's Post-Recession Plan - What Do You Mean You Don't Have One?
[Business:Strategic-Planning] It is widely known by economists and those on Wall Street that the stock market recovers between 6 to 10 months before the actual economy rises again. Just as we are sure that someday in the future there will be another recession, we should also face the reality that this recession is ending and we will have an economic expansion period. Perhaps, one of the greatest we've ever seen.

Doing Research to Prove a Political Point Or Theory - Ethical Trap Number One
[News-and-Society:Politics] There are many Conservative Think Tanks in the United States, and for every one of those there is a strong Liberal Think Tank purporting the exact opposite. Both sides obviously have something to prove, and they often do research just to show everyone that they know what they're talking about. Interestingly enough, if you look hard enough you will find a huge number of research papers showing that global warming is not real.

Self Esteem For the Caregiver Considered
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] Many folks that are caregivers have to do things that are somewhat degrading, not only for the person who they are doing them for, but for the Caregiver themselves. It is known that wiping someone's behind is a necessity if they cannot do it themselves, and if someone's job is to do this, often they figure that they themselves are not worth very much. This is an unfortunate truth in the psyche of the Caregiver however the reality is that someone has to do it.

Mind Development and Resisting the Mass Mind Mentality
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] If you want to develop the strength of your mind the first thing you must do is resist politically correct thinking or the mass mind mentality that goes along with accepting what you read, hear, and see in the media. The television, radio, and newspapers can cloud your mind with false realities, and this is something you must resist, because if you take everything in the news as truth you will begin to stop thinking about what you are taking in. Often, people do not understand why you should resist the mass mind mentality, but let me put it ...

Developing a Mind For Detail
[Self-Improvement:Mind-Development] If you truly wish to develop your mind, the first thing you need to do is try to develop your mind in a way that observes detail. Paying attention to detail is never easy. It's far too simple for us to drift into a state of comfortable commonality.

Super Speed Reading Skills Are Attained by Habit
[Self-Improvement:Speed-Reading] There are certainly a ton of speed reading schemes, and programs you can purchase on the Internet. In this day and age of information flow which comes at us so rapidly it's almost impossible to keep up with it; more and more people are turning towards super-speed-reading programs online. Nevertheless, I'd like to warn you about giving your hard earned dollars to such programs, which may yield little if any results.

Rent a Hummer on the Cheap
[Travel-and-Leisure:Car-Rentals] Driving a Hummer can be extremely fun, and you definitely feel like you are King of the Road. Of course, when you drive such a large vehicle you have to remember that it is wider than other cars and very difficult to park in those small parking stalls in today's modern shopping centers. Did you know you can rent a Hummer very cheaply these days?

The Fear of Flying on Commuter Airline Flights
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] It's amazing how many people are afraid to fly on small commuter airlines. They have no problem getting in a large wide-body jet airliner, but when it comes to a prop driven or turboprop driven aircraft, they become a totally different person; often, scared out of their wits. If you are afraid or have a fear of flying on commuter airline flights, you are not alone.

Super Moms Make Super Kids Which Turn Into Super Citizens
[Home-and-Family:Motherhood] Being a great mom is one of the most important things you can do for the next generation. Great mothers make great children, and those kids grow up to be great citizens. The best moms create kids with high self-esteem, integrity, and they instill in them a sense of dedication, commitment, and perseverance.

Pet Birds - Predatory Birds Attacking Your Humming Birds
[Pets:Birds] Most people that put up the hummingbirds feeders don't realize that predatory birds like to eat these little tasty morsels. Hawks, Crows, Eagles, and Road Runners all enjoy dining on humming birds. It is for this reason you need to put your hummingbird feeders in places that are hard to get to, and close to your home or patio, where there are people around.

Memory Materials in Achieving Unpredictable Flight Pattern
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Memory Materials in Achieving an Unpredictable Flight Pattern Unpredictability in flight is a common tactic that many insects use to survive against predators. It seems very inefficient on first glance, but indeed, if an insect gets eaten, then efficiency didn't matter much anyway. Okay, so consider that scenario, lets fast forward to small micro-UAVs used in the modern battlespace in a swarming strategy to attack the enemy.

Can We Use Material Memory For Propulsion?
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Can We Use Material Memory for Propulsion? Some Think Tanks have been saying for years that we can use material memory to propel craft, just as like nature does. Consider if you will that birds flap wings, sharks move vehicle fins.

Memory Materials As "Fuel in the Wings" of a UAV
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Can we use the fuel in an micro-UAV to act as material memory? For instance, can the fuel in the wing at the beginning of the flight fatten the leading edge of the wing so the aircraft has more lift, as it will have more fuel weight in the start of the flight than during the rest of the flight? I believe so, and I'd like to fully explain this potential concept to you.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Fuel That is Part of the Airframe Structure
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] We all know that there are solid fuel rockets, and that they have indeed provided a good amount of thrust for space craft, satellite rockets, and military missiles and weapons as well. Why not develop a new concept along these lines, one for micro UAVs or larger UAVs which used the fuel in a solid state as part of the wing structure during take-off and during the mission. Then allow the solid fuel to dissolve as the flight progressed?

UAV Design Which Uses Solid Dissolvable Fuel As Part of Wing Structure
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] It appears possible to create an unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV, which has a wing structure made up of its own fuel. As the flight progresses the aircraft uses up this fuel, the plane becomes lighter, less strength in its wing structure is needed, and everything works fine. This can be done with a polymer based fuel that is solid at first but then slowly dissolves into a liquid.

New UAV Design Strategy Considered - Wing Structure As Fuel
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Can we create an unmanned aerial vehicle which would convert its own wing structure into fuel for the flight? What if that fuel were a polymer solution which was a solid on takeoff, but then dissolved into a liquid once the flight operations began? And what about the remaining structure inside the wing?

What is the Government Doing on Identity Theft?
[Legal:Identity-Theft] Unlike SPAM where the Federal Trade Commission proved completely incompetent and consumers experienced a nearly 3000% increase in SPAM since the FTC put out their press releases that they were going to take a bite out of SPAM; it appears that the justice department is indeed making some headway on Identity Theft. Although did you know that Identity Theft and SPAM are related in many ways, as there are folks stealing credit information from online Internet users through "key stroke" loggers, Phishing Techniques and computer Spyware. What is the Government Doing on Identity Theft?

Setting Your Diet to Your Menopause Life Stage and Genome
[Womens-Interests:Menopause-HRT] Apparently there is a rather interesting research project going on in the EU, which involves the collaboration of many research facilities in some 10 nations there. Their goal is to create personalized diets and supplements to extend human healthy life spans. Individual Diets set to your personal Genome or Blood Type. More importantly, this research is perfect for post menopausal women, who need to adjust their diets to deal with the changes in their body.

Branding Books Considered - Primal Branding and ZAG
[Book-Reviews:Business] If you are a business marketer or have ever studied branding, I'd like to recommend to very decent branding books to you. Let us compare the two and discuss a few of the main topics and where each of the authors is coming from. The two books, we will be discussing are:

Online Web Page and Search Engine Biting For AdSense Considered
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:PPC-Publishing] Did you know that for Google Adsense to really work well on your website and deliver the most favorable and applicable links that their software needs more words? It's true, and even if you have a small directory site, with 100-words on the page that are highly targeted, the search feature running AdSense can still miss and deliver non-applicable advertising links. What does this mean to you?

Self Help Techniques and the Articles We Write and Read to Help Us Succeed
[Self-Improvement:Techniques] Let's face it self-help technique books, and magazine articles are some of the most read, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why. Everyone would like to improve their lives in some way. Some people would like to lose weight, some people would like to feel better, relieve emotional stress, get into a better career, enjoy their relationships more, and others just want to succeed in life.

Covert One Where it All Started - Ludlum's Endless Novel Series
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] Often, we readers of spy novels and adventure thriller novels find a good author and then read all their books in the series. Indeed, as a reader yourself, I am certain you to do this, as I do. Still, before we invest in reading every book by a given author, we know that they must be good, interesting, and intriguing, as we want a book that keeps us on our toes, one we cannot put down, we want a story or novel that sucks us in and won't let go.

Preparing a Shopping Review - Articles and Consumer Reviews Considered
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] It seems these days that Shopping review articles are all over the Internet, and they also seem to rank higher than other types of articles online in the search engines. This should be no surprise because the search engines know that retailers and people that sell products and services are willing to advertise on those pages that come up when people are looking to purchase something or learn more about a certain product.

Time Management and the Articles We Read and Write to Help Us With Our Time
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] It is often said that people have an unfair to advantage in life, for instance if they were born into wealth, or perhaps their father ran the company and they were able to slip into that position, without working hard to get there. But one thing is true, we are all allotted the same amount of time, no one has more time in a day than anyone else. If you are careful with the time and you use it wisely you can get further faster than anyone that has a leg up on the world.

How to Write Articles For the Sailing Equipment Industry
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Let's face it, the Sailing industry is constantly in motion, trying to figure out the best materials, and borrowing the latest technology from any industry subsector they can find. Much of what we see on modern sailboats comes from high-tech aerospace and even NASA research and development. In fact, the industry will beg, borrow, and steal, anything you can find to help us become one with the waves, the weather, and the wind.

How to Write Articles For the Hobby Sailor
[Travel-and-Leisure:Sailing] As Hobby sailors we understand what it is like to be one with the wind and the waves. We understand the freedom and the essence of the beauty of nature. In fact, there is no place we'd rather be than on the sea.

Car Rental Industry and Auto Rental Sector Information and News Articles
[Travel-and-Leisure:Car-Rentals] Most of your friends have rented a car, and we've all had interesting experiences in the cars we've rented, I know I have. Sometimes, these experiences are ironic, funny, or worthy of note and maybe this is why we hear stories about car rentals so often. Indeed, perhaps this is why so many articles of this type appear in the travel magazines.

Limousines and Limo Information
[Travel-and-Leisure:Limo-Rentals-Limousines] We've all seen the rich and famous getting out of limousines, and that stigma is something that stays with us when we think of these individuals, and consider their status in our society. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs; "respect from your fellow man," is something that humans often desire. Perhaps, this is a lot of what limousines are all about.

ATVs and Educating the Public With Informative News Articles
[Automotive:ATV] For those of us that like to get off the road a little bit, we realize that there are several industry magazines for ATVs, and there are new ATV models coming out all the time. We also know that there are custom motor homes, and trailers that make a weekend of ATV'ing, a weekend to remember. You can get all terrain vehicles for your children, your wife, and for the sportsman in you.

Trucking Sector and Awareness in the General Public - Getting the Word Out With News Articles
[Automotive:Trucks] The general public really does not understand the trucking industry like it should. Most people just don't care, but let me explain to you why it is important that everyone understands what happens in the trucking sector. You see, there is a saying in the trucking industry; "If You Bought It, a Truck Brought It," and it's really true because everywhere you look, everything you see, was delivered by truck.

Getting Positive News Out For the Trucking Industry - PR and News
[Automotive:Trucks] We all know the trucking industry has seen better days, and most of us realize that when the economy goes into recession the trucking industry goes into a depression. Sometimes it is short lived, and luckily the trucking industry often recovers before the general economy. Our current recession is now over and things are on the upswing, so the trucking industry is looking forward to the future, and no one wishes to look backwards.

Automotive Business Industry - Delivering Information With News Articles
[Automotive] If you go online and you will find hundreds of thousands of articles written on automobiles, and if you pick up nearly any newspaper you will find at least one article concerning the auto industry, or some new type of car that is going to be coming out next year. These are one type of automotive articles we find in the news, and in magazines, but if you are well versed and have a lot of experience in the automotive sector or haps you could write articles on the automotive business industry itself.

How to Write Automotive Articles For the General Public
[Automotive] If you are involved in the automotive industry, then perhaps you have been laid-off. You have a lot of knowledge in this sector and it doesn't make sense for you to find a totally new career to get a job in, rather you need to use your skills and knowledge within the industry. Have you ever considered using your knowledge to write an e-book, or a newspaper column?

How to Write Articles on Book Marketing For New Writers
[Writing-and-Speaking:Book-Marketing] Many folks have always wanted to write a book and now with computer software and word-processing programs writing a book can be fairly easy. In fact, it's not too difficult to get e-book templates to help in the process. This means anyone with any experience in any endeavor can write a non-fiction book, and anyone who has a great story to tell can start writing their first rough draft.

How Not to Write Articles on Article Marketing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] For those engaged in online article marketing, and to write hundreds or even thousands of articles, eventually they get to a point that they start writing articles on how to do article marketing. Perhaps they have decided that article marketing hasn't worked out very well for them, because the product or service they sell on the Internet is not desired, or they have failed in their article marketing endeavors. Many of these people decide that they will write articles on article author marketing, so they can teach others how to do article marketing even though they have NOT been ...

"Why Are You an Atheist" He Asked
[News-and-Society:Religion] Many Christians cannot understand how anyone could be an atheist, although they can understand why someone might be an agnostic. Still, when they see someone who is an atheist they think to themselves, I owe it to God to convert this person to save their soul. Interestingly enough, nothing could be more aggravating than a religious person pestering them.

Iran Says it is Ready For Five Party Talks - Let's Cancel the Talks and Serve Justice!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It is truly amazing the political rhetoric that was ushered in by Barack Obama prior to his election, as he stated he would meet with Fidel Castro, Kim Jong Il, and even the president of Iran if he became president. He received a lot of criticism for that, even from his own party and even Senator Hilary Clinton who interestingly enough is now Secretary of State. Boy how things have changed and the policies of our State Department.

The US Better Behave, As They Are 300 Million Versus 7 Billion He Said
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As you travel around the world as an American, you will find that folks are very happy to see you and appreciate you spending money in their country. We are often told by the media that everyone hates Americans around the world, that's just nonsense, although there are pockets of populations where the media has turned against the US and purported us as less than righteous, even the "evil bad guy" but that although it is rare does exist in many places.

What is in Store For the Future of China?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Obviously, any growing nation will go through similar growing pains as the United States did while it was growing up. And although the challenges and problems will not be completely similar, they will come to pass never the less. In fact, when we look at China, many are worried about the future problems that are set before her.

Some Small Businessmen Now Ask - Is the Better Business Bureau 100% Legitimate?
[Business:Small-Business] Many older folks trust the authorities when it comes to protection against online scammers or fraudsters in the market place. The Better Business Bureau comes to mind, especially with senior citizens who are worried about consumer safety when buying things. But one also needs to watch the watch dogs, and who is guarding the hen-house.

Glory Days and Track and Field Stats Considered
[Recreation-and-Sports:Track-and-Field] Back in the day we were all more agile, had more endurance, stamina, and those of us who ran track remember when. Not long ago, I was reliving these glory days with an online acquaintance. Remembering the good ole' days when I was full of piss and vinegar and had the records to prove it.

John Kerry Should Not Be the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Senator John Kerry is the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the US Senate and yet, that is far too much power for a gentleman who often sides with France and Germany and the folks in Belgium who would like to rule the world over what is best for the American people and in the best interests of the United States of America. Both France and Germany were selling weapons to Saddam Hussein all the way up to the second Iraqi war. Senator John Kerry knew this because he also received the intelligence briefings in the U...

The Reason Peter Petered Out is Simple - He's Getting Tired of Being Robbed to Pay Paul
[Business] As an entrepreneur I can tell you that over the years I've had thousands of conversations with other business owners about the state of the economy, taxation, government regulation, employee challenges, lawsuits, and just about every potential complaint a self-employed person could have. In all my years, I've never heard so many small business entrepreneurs proclaim to me that; "it just isn't worth it anymore." Indeed, I very much understand this because I retired in 2001 from a company that I loved, one which I founded, and eventually franchised around the United States.

City Downtown Revitalization Idea Worth Exploring
[News-and-Society:Economics] If you travel down many of the international retail business districts in the major cities in the United States, you will see "For Lease" signs, and empty storefronts. Nothing could be more detracting for a commercial property owner trying to lease their building, especially when you have neighboring buildings empty.

Who Set That Ridiculous Deadline? - "Oh, Yah it Was Me"
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] It is widely known that those who set goals are some of the most successful people in our society and civilization. If you set goals, with reasonable timetables, and you work hard to hit each and every sub goal along your timeline you will get further faster than other people in your industry or your group of peers. Occasionally, we set very difficult goals and timetables and we are unable to keep up with such rigorous performance agendas.

Envy Versus Greed - Get a Life
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Historically socialism does not work in a society or civilization and there are a number of fallen civilizations to prove this over the last couple of thousand years. At first socialism seems like it might work, as the mass mob of people feel as if it isn't fair that they don't have the wealth that other people do. They then claim that the people with all the wealth are greedy, therefore bad, and therefore, it is only right to take their wealth and redistribute it.

The Evolved and Enabled Envious Employees - Union Labor and Economic Trouble
[News-and-Society:Economics] It seems like every time a troubled industry starts to make money, the labor unions in those large companies in those industries demand more money, and if they don't get it, they will strike. This is one reason the airline industry cannot re-invent itself, innovate, or buy more fuel-efficient airplanes to help it to greater profitability. The auto industry desperately needed to re-tool to build smaller cars instead of SUVs due to the higher fuel prices.

"Socialism is a Rat - Prosperity is It's Prey" He Said and He Was Right
[News-and-Society:Economics] It is no surprise that those that lean towards the right and those who lean towards a libertarian point of view on the political spectrum are no fans of socialism. Any honest historian will tell you that socialism doesn't work and if you talk to any first generation Eastern Europeans living in the United States you will find that they came to the United States as immigrants to get away from socialism. In fact, they are completely adamant about the destruction and devastation that occurs economically when socialism rules the day.

No Bridge Left Behind - Infrastructure at a Cross Roads
[Automotive:Trucks] There are many philosophical quotes reminding people not to burn their bridges. And yet in the United States we are allowing our bridges and transportation infrastructure to slowly smolder away into the ashes. Oh sure, during the Bush Administration they passed a 450+ billion dollar infrastructure spending bill, and as part of the president "Obama stimulus package" more money was slated for infrastructure projects at the DOT, but all of this is still not enough.

Is Twitter Worth One Billion Dollars? - Yes, Let Me Explain
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Not long ago, Twitter was estimated at being worth some $1 billion, but how can this be, the company barely makes any money. Yes, everyone likes to use it and it has a huge following, and it is used by many people to market their businesses, but it is not the greatest communication device ever created, not even close. How can anyone say is worth $1 billion?

We Hope Your Parachute is Green?
[News-and-Society:Economics] So many people in America have been laid off and we are likely to see another jobless economic recovery. That is unfortunate for so many, but indeed, with less spending from consumers, more savings, fewer folks racking up credit card debt, and less trade, manufacturing, shipping, travel, etc, etc, well all that should be expected.

AFL-CIO's John Sweeny Steps Down After Destroying Both GM and Chrysler
[Business:Careers-Employment] John Sweeny who oversaw the AFL-CIO is now retiring and is most likely looking for something to do these days. Perhaps, he'll run a non-profit group, get into politics or do some consulting work. However, his critics are charging him with destroying both GM and Chrysler, which it's really hard to deny. Still, others say, what about Delphi and some of the other companies the unions destroyed under his watch? Yes, what about them I ask?

Dubai As an Airline Hub? Yes
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] Dubai International Airport in the UAE is doing everything it can to revitalize air travel and get things pumping again. The economic development association sees the airport there as becoming an international hub of sorts. And they remind everyone who snickers when hearing this that "Two-thirds of the world's population is only an eight hour flight away from Dubai!" Turns out they are exactly correct.

Having Trouble Predicting the Future? No Problem, It Comes Again in a Minute Or So!
[Reference-and-Education:Psychic] Predicting the Future is not easy, nevertheless, the more you do it the better you get. Where many new futurists make mistakes is that they try to predict too far into the future and when they do they make mistakes. Sometimes very big ones; take the popular book MegaTrends for instance, it sold millions of copies and prepared everyone for a new millennium, one which never actually happened as you know.

Ethical Article Marketers - Oh, About 35%
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] What is an ethical online article marketer? It is a very difficult thing to define, and yet, as one Supreme Court justice once stated; "I know it when I see it." Having written over 18,200 articles online, and having read at least 10,000 articles written by other people, most of which engage in some form of online article marketing, I have come to the realization that "100% Ethical Article Marketers" are about 35% of the total.

Obama Care and the Public Option Considered
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We sure hear a lot about the public option in all this health care debate, still, no one is addressing the real problem; the health care system is broken, and until it's fixed we shouldn't add any more to it. In fact, it has been noted that there are over 68 Trillion Dollars going to Medicare in the next 30-years, and that is clearly enough to sink our great nation's economy.

Detroit's Meltdown Started Years the Prior - A Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Current-Affairs] What the heck happened with the US Car Industry and why did our elected leaders pay so much of our money to bailout two sinking ships? These are all questions that leave us scratching our heads, but to get to the bottom of it all, you have to know a bit of the history and some of the recent history to understand what really happened and why.

Should We Have an Open Border With Mexico - The Debate and Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Current-Affairs] How much do you know about the debate over illegal and legal immigration in the United States? Well, you might be interested in learning what is really going on behind the scenes, whose organizing the May Day Marches, who is trying to build fences on the border and which companies are making money by supporting or denying immigration. If so, I have a great book recommendation for you;

It's Politics As Usual For Bernard Goldberg
[Book-Reviews:Politics] The amount of political banter in this nation is quite humorous at times, and yet, so much of the reality we use in comedy is muffled due to the politically correct nonsense. After all, in America there are still things you just cannot say, even though we are afforded "free speech" in our founding documents.

What Are We?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Philosophy] What makes up the individual? What causes them to do what they do, or not do what they might? Have you ever asked yourself who you are?

Ex President Jimmy Carter Goes Out of His Way to Call Representative Joe Wilson a Racist
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Perhaps, you have been watching all the sound and fury over House Representative Joe Wilson, who yelled; "you lie" in the middle of President Obama's ObamaCare Health Care Program Speech. Well, it turns out that indeed, President Obama actually did create a falsehood when proclaiming that "illegal aliens" would not be covered under his health care bill. So, whereas, Joe Wilson certainly lacked decorum, he was the only one willing to stand up and say the truth.

Some Self Proclaimed Coaches Have a Lot of Nerve - Actually a Lot of Them Have a Lot
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] One interesting strategy that many coaches have in promoting their online coaching and consulting business is to hook-up with already successful people. This is recommended by the coaches who coach coaches. Sure, there is such a thing, after all, the coaches who become coaches need a mentor to teach them how to become a coach in the first place right?

Watch Out For Unethical Online Marketing Coaches
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] There are a ton of laid off folks that are attempting to make money on the internet and join the ranks of all the self-promoters online. Many of them have never made money online themselves, but offer services coaching others on how to make money online.

Can Obama's Approval Rating Recover? Hopefully Not
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Presidential Approval Ratings while in office vary quite a bit, and usually there is a honeymoon after they get elected and well, usually it's all downhill from there. Our current president, President Barack Obama is no exception. Apparently, after nearly a year in office, he's below 50% and dropping fast.

Learning Advanced Math and Some Philosophy on That
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] Far too many American Students get freaked out when it comes to higher mathematics, or advanced placement classes in High School. Interestingly enough, Chinese students do not seem to have the same problems. Some students assume that the Chinese are just smarter than Americans, but that clearly is not so.

There You Are Writing and Posting Articles, and You Lose Your Internet Connection
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Most all humans at one time or another dream of living in the perfect Utopia, and yet, once we wake up, we quickly re-acquaint ourselves with the real world. As online article authors we realize that sometimes Crap Happens, or should I be more politically correct and say; "events occur" and when they do we should be ready to switch gears, not dwell on the problems and seek a favorable outcome or opportunity. Everyone should consider this.

What Should Online Article Authors Do When They Have Internet Disruptions
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There has been a bit of decent advice floated over the years for online article authors, some of it quite good. But the other day, I listened to some really decent ideas about "downtime" as in what do you do when your Internet is turned off? You cannot post articles that's for sure, and what do you do when your power is out; believe me it happens, and when it does you cannot even use your computer.

Why Can't a Blog Be an Ezine?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ezine-Publishing] When we look at the definition of an E-Zine or electronic magazine, we often think of an email newsletter, or a newsletter delivered by email in a ".pdf" file. And yet, we also note how much the Ezine has evolved even in the last five-years.

Why Didn't President Obama Donate His Book Royalties to Poor People?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] A man of President Obama's stature and presence, one who claims to care about the poor and downtrodden, following in the footsteps of Senator Ted Kennedy should have donated all the royalty money from his 3-books to charity, but that isn't what happened is it? I dare to ask why? You see, President Obama told us that we should "spread the wealth," and we all believed him, and assumed he actually believed that.

Obama Calling For Oversight - Good Idea an Obama Oversight Committee
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Before he took office the then naive and very junior senator from Illinois spent a good deal of his $700 million dollar campaign war chest on convincing the American People that "change was on the way" and that there would be more transparency in government. He even indicated; "starting with the oval office and my administration." Interestingly enough, it turns out that finally he is calling for more oversight, although has not as of yet, been transparent himself.

Own a Carwash - Why Not Go Back to CarwashGarten?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] For those that are involved in the car wash industry and take all the trade publications, go to all the trade shows, and engage in conversations with suppliers, fellow business owners, and are concerned with all the issues in the industry; they ought to be concerned with the basics in the car washing sector. You see, far too many carwash owners are trying to maximize the amount of money they make from each customer through up-selling and other strategies.

Online ArticleGarten
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] If you are engaged in online article writing, and perhaps do a little bit of online article marketing along with that, then you should never forget the reader. If you truly wish to attract readers and Internet surfers or potential buyers to your website then you need to give them what they are looking for. This does not mean you need to give away everything in one article, rather you need to wet their appetites and give them relevant and important information.

"I Hope President Obama Does Good in His Speech," She Said
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] No one can debate that President Obama is a great public speaker, and compared to his challenger John McCain he stood towering over the war hero's speaking abilities. Still, it is obvious that John McCain had much more experience in Washington DC, and in life to run this great nation then Junior Senator Obama who is quite young and had never really done anything yet. It's amazing, how much emphasis we put into how well our politicians talk and speak.

When Should You Let the Other Person Win?
[Self-Improvement:Success] It has often been said that if you are playing golf with your boss, you ought to let him win. Of course, once we are in the competitive spirit this is not as easy to do as one might think. This is because when you start to win, you go in for the kill and finish him off.

EthicGarten is Something Every School Child Needs First
[Business:Ethics] When we read the newspaper we see all kinds of problems with criminals, fraudsters, and unethical cheats. We see this in business, government, school, and even in sports. In sports we have some of our top athletes taking steroids and cheating the system so they can win without putting in what it really takes in the way of workouts and work ethic.

Can You Trust Your State's Department of Environmental Protection?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Not long ago, there was an interesting article about the corruption in West Virginia over the water pollution and how the state over looked many serious violations and how politicians whose political campaigns were funded by coal mining companies used their influence to fire various state environmental inspectors. Now, I suppose we'd all like to think that these are isolated events, but they are not. Some have called for a stronger EPA to oversee the state agencies due to suspected corruption throughout the 50-states and our US territories.

Many Believe China Will Be the Next Super Power - But I Say Hold Those Predictions!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] If we look at all the stock market crashes that China has had, and as we watch them attempt to weather this global financial crisis, we see that they've dodged some rather large incoming shells. And yet, they are not out of the woods yet. Many believe that China will someday in the next decade or two supplant the United States and become the next super power, eventually over shadowing the duopoly and becoming the world's only super power by leaving the US even with her 17 Trillion Dollar GDP in the dust.

Many Accuse the USA of Not Wanting Peace in the World
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] There are a lot of rumors going on around the world, many are anti-American. Today, rather than enlightening everyone as to which grounds, nations, or world media outlets are spreading this propaganda against the USA, I'd like to deal with a particular comment that I often read, one I find quite laughable indeed. You see, not long ago someone called into my radio broadcast while we were talking about war and peace, and the strife and poverty in the world.

Migration and Illegal Alien Immigration Discussion
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many well-meaning Americans do not seem to understand all the real issues behind the illegal immigration debate in the United States. Some take a really hard stance and sound a little bit radical, and racist in many regards, and such claims and complaints do not all come from within the United States. Not long ago, I met someone online who thought he knew all about the US Immigration issues and challenges we face with illegal aliens entering our nation.

Immigration in America is Not What it Used to Be!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Many say that the immigration in America today is not what it used to be, and whereas, that is indeed true, we must not allow ourselves to play the blame game. Or claim that the Hispanic population migrating illegally from Mexico is over running our nation with poor and undesirable people. There is a lot more to it than that.

China's Nuclear Submarines Interfering With Mammalian Sea Life
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The Chinese have a few old Russian Nuclear Submarines, most all military analysts laugh about this, because the Russians truly sold the Chinese a bunch of floating junk. Worse, these Russian submarines are a maintenance nightmare, and they make noise underwater that seriously harms mammalian sea life. In fact, the non-nuclear submarines that China's military has are even worse, and it is causing quite a stir, over at Green Peace, the animal rights and environmental activist group.

What If the US Ran Out of Gas, Diesel, Or Oil?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] We've all seen the movie Road Warrior, and it was a great flick indeed, and yet, somewhat scary when you think about it. After all, what would happen if the US ran out of oil completely? Some say not much, but I would beg to differ.

Will the US Lose Super Power Status Due to GDP and Population Growth Charts?
[News-and-Society:Economics] Most economists acknowledge that increased population growth, and a growing GDP allows nations to rise very quickly to first world status, and then once they reach an equilibrium it becomes much harder to stay at the top of the food chain. So, not long ago, I was mentioning this to an acquaintance who told me that; "In fact the chances are high that it will tear you apart," meaning that the US will lose its Super Power Status due to GDP growth crossing the Population Growth chart. But, is this true?

The Plan, Politics, and Prevention of WWIII - A Book Review
[Book-Reviews:Mysteries-Thrillers] We hear a lot about biblical prophecy, and yet, we must make sure that we do not create a self-fulfilling prophecy because of it. These things have been noted by the top leaders in diplomacy throughout the world. In fact, Henry Kissinger mentioned this in his essays in 1960.

Online Directory Sites Often Clutter the Internet But Don't Have To
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Development] There are far too many directory type sites on the Internet, websites that people develop and then put AdSense ads all over them. Worse, they rarely keep these sites updated and just like the phone book, within six months most of the links are bad, and the site is basically junk and of no value. Unfortunately, many of these sites rank high enough in the search engine that they attract Internet Surfers.

Readability Key in Technical Writing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] Most readers of technical information cringe when they are handed a stack of technical papers to read. The reason for this is quite simple, technical reading is much more intensive and it taps a lot more brain power. Worse, many technical writers make their information dry and boring, and that just "drags" the process on and on as a reader goes through the technical work.

Listening to Talk Radio Will Help You Get Ideas For Online Article Writing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] If you are an online article writer and you are looking for new ideas and topics to write about, you might want to consider listening to talk radio. Even if you do not agree with the interviewer or that guest it will give you ideas to write about, perhaps even a counterpoint, or different view. It is amazing what will go through your mind when listening to talk-radio.

Technical Writing - After the Rough Draft Last 10% is 90% of the Work
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] Technical writing is very difficult and most of the work is either at the very beginning or at the very end. If you want to write a good technical paper, non-fiction e-book, or a manual of some type, then you need to do a lot of front end work. You first must consider your audience, and then write an outline that will address all of their concerns so they understand and comprehend what you are writing.

Do Technical Manuals Need a Conclusion?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Technical-Writing] Many people who do technical writing for the first time, perhaps preparing a set of company manuals for their own business or for a company they work for, wonder what is involved. They often go online and look at various similar technical manuals borrowing pieces, and bullet points from the table of contents and outlines. However, this is just a start and whereas, that might be a good idea, there is an additional item that most technical writers especially first timers failed to consider.

It Will Not Be Long Now Until an UAV Shoots Down an Advanced Russian Manned Fighter Plane
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] So far, United States Unmanned Aerial Vehicle units have taken out helpless "terrorist targets" using various guided munitions. This is a good job for a UAV that is being remotely flown, as it is a rather mundane and simple task. But what happens when a United States Air Force UAV is challenged from the sky by a late Model Russian Mig Fighter Plane?

Coal Gasification Plants on Hold
[News-and-Society:Energy] We have been told that alternative energy is on its way, but indeed things really are not progressing all that fast. Why you ask? The same reasons why the old energy industry has had a tough time building new refineries, power plants, and upgrading their facilities; environmental impact reports, lawsuits from environmental groups, and bureaucracy from government regulatory agencies.

How Can I Retire Early?
[Self-Improvement:Success] Many people dream of working hard in the beginning of their life and then retire early and enjoy life for the rest of their life experience; easier said than done. Not long ago, an acquaintance asked me how on earth I was able to retire well before my fortieth birthday. In asking this question they indicated that they had "learned that the secret is to work very hard at a young age and to do something very special at a young age, to be able to enjoy the rest of the life doing what we absolutely like.

US Aircraft Carriers Needed 187 Miles Off the Coast of Venezuela
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Some strategic analysts believe it is time to put a couple of battlegroups off the coast of Venezuela, and in reviewing this, it appears that 187 miles is the best distance to put our aircraft carriers, as it will give our aircraft the range to hit any target within the borders of that little and powerless nation. But please realize that Venezuela is gearing up for war; War against whom? That's a good question, as Venezuela has few enemies, and yet, it has labeled the USA an enemy.

Chinese Steel Factories Running at 102 Percent Capacity - Why?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] When the entire globe is under economic crisis, how is it that China is able to keep their steel factories running at above optimum efficiency and beyond capacity? Simple - China has used their stimulus money to build infrastructure and that means they need steel.

The Aging Track Star - Thinking on Agility, Ability, and Age
[Recreation-and-Sports:Running] They say old track stars never die, they just fade away. Their records get broken and become meaningless as distances change, running shoes change, track surfaces become faster, and the human body becomes stronger and more powerful, along with the increased competition.

Should US Mints Sell Memorabilia and Collector Series Coins?
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] The US Mints have been busy lately, yes, printing money in all denominations. In fact, the Philadelphia Mint is going strong, reports someone who lives nearby noting that "the mints even make extra money by selling the many different kind of coin sets they put together," as they use careful marketing and branded packaging for those who are looking for coined keep sakes.

Does the USA Need a Department of Peace and Ecology?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Most people say that we do not need a military or to have an army available, and they often ask this question; "Why do you want to build an Army pick an enemy unless you want to take something that is not yours." Well, the answer t